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Ntombizodwa mahlangu biography books

          A story of hope and reassurance, written by a former domestic worker.

        1. “It is a biography about my life's journey from being a domestic worker to a graduate and now author.
        2. I was born on a farm, under a disadvantage background where there was no electricity or water supply.
        3. Brightness of Diamonds Through Soil - Ntombizodwa Merriam Mahlangu in the Biographies & Memoirs category for sale in Pretoria / Tshwane (ID).
        4. Aldrin Sampear speaks to Mahlangu about how she overcame adversity, from being a domestic worker, completing university to climbing the corporate ladder.

          5. I was born on a farm, under a disadvantage background where there was no electricity or water supply....

          From domestic worker to graduate and published author: Ntombizodwa Merriam Mahlangu’s story, with foreword from the former South African Public Protector: Prof.

          Thuli Madonsela.

          Born in the dusty streets of Tonteldoos (Emhlabaneni), near Dullstroom in Mpumalanga, South Africa, Ntombizodwa Merriam Mahlangu always dreamed of pursuing her education.

          However, a lack of resources and development in the rural areas, a poor education system, financial difficulty, language barriers, and an unplanned pregnancy, all got in the way of her dream.

          Ntombizodwa is a former domestic worker, university graduate and author of the book Brightness of Diamonds through Soil.



          Nonetheless, she persisted and completed Grade 12 at Tonteldoos Secondary School in 2003. At the age of 18, she moved to a shack in Mountain View village in KwaMhlanga, to take care of her younger sister, while her parents pursued work in other areas.



          In 2004, Ntombizodwa fell pregnant and had to pass on an opportunity to pursue her studies at Tshwane University of Technology. To provide for her daughter, Ntombizodwa started as a domestic worker