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UJ VC’s big dreams take him from Limpopo village to UN University top job in Tokyo

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Professor Tshilidzi Marwala is off to the United Nations University in Japan. Photo: Supplied
Professor Tshilidzi Marwala is off to the United Nations University in Japan. Photo: Supplied

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UJ vice-chancellor’s big dreams take him from a village in Limpopo to the UN University top job in Tokyo.

Growing up in Duthuni village near Thohoyandou in Limpopo, Professor Tshilidzi Marwala dreamt big – but he never thought he would one day “work for the world”, as he describes his latest job.

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