Chapter 36 Joy Dube

• Joy Dube was in her office on the third floor, reminiscing about her past. Her family was very poor. Her father, as the eldest son dropped out of school when he was doing Grade 5 because his parents didn’t have enough money to raise his five siblings.
• Since her father, Mr Bongani Dube didn’t have any skill, he couldn’t find a decent job. In order to put food on the table, he decided to sell vegetables at the market. His wife, Cebi Dube, was a housewife. Even though they were poor, they hadn’t slept with an empty stomach.
• The government gave them an RDP house because her father couldn’t afford to buy a house. Joy Dube vowed that she would work hard and achieve great things. She indeed kept her promise, her Grade 12 results were good, but she couldn’t get a bursary. Her father was overjoyed; his heart was swelling with pride.