Do you remember where you were or how old you were in 1996, when South African football veteran Mark Williams scored two goals for Bafana Bafana in the Afcon finals, bagging the only trophy our country has ever won?
Ever since that significant event, the well-travelled icon is forever grateful to have come so far, where he is a legend who lives to tell his own tough journey.
He is determined to inspire school children to make better life decisions through his recently released autobiography., Williams hopes to visit schools across the country to share his life experiences on escaping gangsterism and becoming a person many see as a national hero.Growing up in Claremont, Cape Town, he says he was in extreme survival mode and had to protect himself from gangs by joining a gang himself.
He said facing poverty with his mother and four brothers and belonging to the Backstreet Kids gang was the darkest time of his time.“I was only 16-years old and had to protect myself by attacking others because I had to survive. I had to live like I am in a jungle. I am glad to still be alive. I had to join some gangster group because if I didn’t belong to any group I was going to be killed.
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