Walking from Jozi to Durbs to raise funding for KZN schools

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A Joburg resident has spent the past 11 days walking to Kwa Zulu Nata to raise awareness around the need to rebuild schools in the flood ravaged province and funding to get the job done.

50 year old entreprenuer Dale Van Blerk has been battling thunderstorms, blisters and sweltering temperatures on his three week journey to the site of a school in Kloof which was devastated by last year’s disaster.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny has more…
26 Jan 2023 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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