Lifelong Student Dr Ashraf Davids is a beacon of the Cape Flats
The Daily Vox Mitchells Plain has long been associated with the violence of gangs, but that does not define the township. It is a vibrant, colourful community – filled with talent and hard-working folk. One such person is Dr Ashraf Davids who was told he wouldn’t get very far in life by an educator. What is your background? I am from Mitchells Plain. I was in grade nine and expressed an interest to apply to a university. A teacher told me to stick to applying to colleges and technikons because that is what “you people do”. These words really stayed with me. So “you p...
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