DANIEL NOVELA

Daniel was born in LouisTrichardt, on the 1st of December 1964. He was born of a Tsonga (Shangaan) mother- Elina Khoza- and a mine emigrant Labourer from Mozambique- Filipe Novela, of Gaza province, Southern Mozambique. In 1970 Elina, with her 3 children: Daniel, Flora and Leah moved from South Africa to Mozambique, to live with her husband and Father of her children. In 1974 when Daniel was 10 years old his father Filipe died and his death left the whole family in sever poverty that Elina was not able to put her children into school. In 1976 a year after Mozambican independence, education became free and more accessible to all children, although there was a great scarcity of teachers and very inadequate learning environment. Daniel at this time was taken into a local school,  

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Tlangani Primary School, which had no building at all and for four years Daniel had all his primary education classes under the tree. He was clearly a brilliant child and was one of the best learners.