From bottom of pile to the stars
He went from bottom of the class in grade 8 and 9 to top pupil in matric and now there simply is no stopping Mandilakhe Gqolana.
Mandilakhe, 18, managed a mere 46% at the end of grade 9 and was threatened with not being allowed into the pure maths and physical sciences stream — something that would have stripped him of his dream of being an astrophysicist...
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