Thembinkosi Matimba or “TK” to his friends, was raised in four different environments, rotating between families in the Eastern Cape, Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, and Stellenbosch. At the age of 10, he was briefly reunited with his mother, then passed forward again to an uncle in Stellenbosch. He always felt more at home on the streets than inside any home. According to him, he … Continue reading Story of hope: from Tik addict to gifted Cape Town barista