David Reiersgord is a freelance writer based in Cape Town, South Africa. He has contributed to the Daily Maverick, Business Day, Huffington Post, and Africa In Words. He received his master's degree in South African fiction from Stellenbosch University and works with international students.
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Where gangs are family, job training offers chance to escape violence
Salesian Sr. Ana Maria Mainero describes life in Delft, a South African township ripped apart by murders, as "a constant feeling of being alert, because even at lunchtime, the morning — any time is good to shoot." With the Don Bosco Skills Training Center, now under construction, she hopes to provide an alternative to the pull of gang life.