Author of the article: Eric Volmers
Publishing date: Apr 10, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • Kwanele Nkala teaches her five-year-old students at a primary school in Yeoville, a district of Johannesburg. Kwanele left Zimbabwe, where she studied to be a teacher, and was recruited to work at this school intended primarily for migrant children, who often are unwelcome at public schools. Photo by Miora Rajaonary. Photos and caption courtesy of National Geographic. jpg
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Judith Manjoro was in her late 40s when she arrived in Johannesburg in 2005. A migrant who fled political tensions in Zimbabwe, she took on several menial jobs to survive, such as cleaning and doing laundry for wealthy families and selling Tupperware on the street. But she was also a former high school tea