Layers of Bulelani Qolani's dignity have been steadily stripped away since he was born 28 years ago.
He quit school in Bhisho, Eastern Cape, when he was in grade 10, leaving his mother and three siblings behind to seek a better life in Cape Town that did not entail grinding poverty.
Newly homeless, he joined dozens of other backyarders who erected makeshift structures on municipal land in nearby Empolweni. "I hoped to find a better life when I moved to Cape Town and I was determined to work hard to improve my life," he said. Cape Town mayor Dan Plato apologised to Qolani for Wednesday's"shameful" treatment and the council commissioned an independent investigation, which is due to submit its report by Friday.
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