Long walk to school: 30 years into freedom, many kids in South Africa still walk miles to class
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Luyanda Hlali, left, and her friend Mimi Dubazane embark on their routine 2 hour-long walk from the village of Stratford to their school in Dundee, South Africa, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Thousands of children in South Africa's poorest and most remote rural communities still face a miles-long walk to school, nearly 30 years after the country ushered in democratic change. (AP Photo/ Mogomotsi Magome)Luyanda Hlali gets ready at dawn for her 2 hour-long walk from the village of Stratford to her school in Dundee, South Africa, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Thousands of children in South Africa's poorest and most remote rural communities still face a miles-long walk to school, nearly 30 years after the country ushered in democratic change. (AP Photo/ Mogomotsi Magome)Three high school girls make their way through the city centre on their way to school in Dundee, South Africa, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Thousands of children in South Africa's poorest and most remote rural communities still face a miles-long walk to school, nearly 30 years after the country ushered in democratic change. (AP Photo/ Sebabatso Mosamo)A group of school children from Ubusi Combined School play along the way as they prepare to embark on their walk back to their various homes at the end of the day near Dundee, South Africa, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Thousands of children in South Africa's poorest and most remote rural communities still face a miles-long walk to school, nearly 30 years after the country ushered in democratic change. (AP Photo/ Sebabatso Mosamo)A lone learner walks to school in Dundee, South Africa, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Thousands of children in South Africa's poorest and most remote rural communities still face a miles-long walk to school, nearly 30 years after the country ushered in democratic change. (AP Photo/ Sebabatso Mosamo)
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Luyanda Hlali, left, and her friend Mimi Dubazane embark on their routine 2 hour-long walk from the village of Stratford to their school in Dundee, South Africa, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Thousands of children in South Africa's poorest and most remote rural communities still face a miles-long walk to school, nearly 30 years after the country ushered in democratic change. (AP Photo/ Mogomotsi Magome)