{"id":2481,"date":"2024-06-11T13:11:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T11:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/?post_type=successes&#038;p=2481"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:11:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T11:11:50","slug":"thembeka-mhlongo-says-she-just-needed-something-to-direct-her-towards-a-better-life","status":"publish","type":"successes","link":"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/index.php\/successes\/thembeka-mhlongo-says-she-just-needed-something-to-direct-her-towards-a-better-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Thembeka Mhlongo says she just needed something to direct her towards a better life."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SS_6_2024_13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SS_6_2024_13.jpg\" alt=\"ACAT KZN - Helping rural Africans deal with Poverty, Malnutrition and HIV.\" class=\"wp-image-2466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SS_6_2024_13.jpg 800w, https:\/\/acatkzn.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SS_6_2024_13-768x583.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thembeka Mhlongo says she just needed something to direct her towards a better life. 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