JUSTICE Sibindi was abandoned by his parents years ago. He was raised by strangers.
So, his only hope out of his misery was education.
In 2023, the 21-year-old worked hard on his schoolwork and obtained three distinctions in the National Senior Certificate exams in maths, accounting and business studies.
His dream was to get to university to study BCom Accounting. Sadly, he may not realise his dreams because he has no ID.
His parents left him, and he doesn't know any of their relatives.
"There was a time I wanted to drop out of school last year. What's the point of getting good results in matric when you don't have and ID?" Justice said.
"I'm heartbroken. I don't know where my mother and my father are. I live alone."
Justice lived in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni, while he was in grade 11 and 12 at Vezukhono Secondary in Etwatwa, Ekurhuleni.
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"My teacher used to buy me food and I felt I could not keep on burdening her as she may have other responsibilities," he said.
Justice has since moved to Tembisa and lives in a shack in one of the informal settlements. To survive, Justice helps a vegetable vendor in her stall at Swazi Inn. He gets paid little money to help him get by.
"I worked hard in matric, but I'm stuck because I don't have an ID. I don't know where my parents are to help me."
Justice doesn't know his dad, while his mother, Sylvia Khoza left him with mastandi while he was a teen.
"She said she was going to look for a job, and never came back. I'm all alone in this world. I taught myself survival skills at a young age," he said.
David Hlabane, spokesman for Home Affairs said the department was looking into the matter.
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