/ 22 April 2022

‘Our hearts are broken, we are left with nothing’

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South Africa's education system leaves many children behind due to crumbling infrastructure, teacher shortages and a lack of educational progress. Photo: (Darren Stewart)

The family of 10-year-old Shakirah Hajji and her Westville home disappeared in a mudslide. She is just one of many desperate children harmed by the KwaZulu-Natal floods

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