From bottle seller to head of eThekwini
28 August 2016 - 02:00
She had to sell empty bottles to buy food for her baby, now Zandile Gumede is the first woman mayor of KwaZulu-Natal's only metro.The eThekwini mayor said her rags-to-riches life story prepared her for her tough new role, which will include delivering basic services in poor areas such as Maoti, the sprawling Durban informal settlement where she grew up.
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