The reluctant gardener

29 January 2016 - 02:36
By Nivashni Nair

When Bongani Mtolo graduated with his accounting degree in 2011, he dreamt of a new house, financially supporting his family and working in a field that he loved. But the 27-year-old, the first in his family to undertake tertiary education, now earns R70 a day as a part-time gardener and painter.Mtolo, from Folweni, south of Durban, is among the country's 62% unemployed youth.

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