Special feature: From garbage sorter to waitron, and no shortage of ambition, coming to South Africa was the path to a better future for Saviour Bvute. Read the full story📱
From garbage sorter to waitron, and no shortage of ambition, coming to South Africa was the path to a better future for Saviour Bvute. He is a waiter at a Sunninghill pub and restaurant. But to get there was a challenging journey of loss, sometimes hunger, and a determination to make his own life better against all odds. Seeking a better life He first came to South Africa in 2014 in search of an opportunity to better his life after living with his sister in Victoria Falls for several years.
His mom passed away when he was quite young. At 17 he was forced into making life decisions when home life was again disrupted with the death of his sister.Bvute’s first job was as a stock picker for a mail-order cosmetics and homeware company. “I was going through huge amounts of other people’s rubbish every day. From supermarket waste through restaurant throwaways. But it was a job, it gave me money to buy food, and I was grateful,” he said.
His name is Joe, and Bvute said he feels that under the guidance he presently receives, he is prospering mentally, emotionally and financially.