Daily Voice 2023-10-27

There have been quite some flash matric ball convoys, but to Bobby Nitro’s knowledge never one with quite the heart as the one that went down last week in Manenberg. Many people hear of Manenberg, and think of gangs and bullets. Here’s a story to break that stereotype; a story of community and kindness and youth upliftment. It all started with a mother’s request for a nice front door to spruce up her house for her matriculant’s table. The reach-out was picked up by Yusuf “Hopey” Hope, a local builder with a big heart who is also a member of The Hoppers, a group of residents to try to make the hard life of Manenberg better. Hopey sorted the family out with a door and says: “I was overawed by…