South Africa: Researcher Perseveres Against All Odds

A researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has not allowed his background to determine his future.

Growing up in a community with a lack of resources to stimulate learning, and being surrounded by poverty, substance abuse and high numbers of child-headed families, did not deter Charles Maphanga from achieving his dreams.

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