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Recently, Serenity Strides delivered a motivational recovery talk at Ocean View Secondary School, engaging learners in honest conversations about addiction, discipline, and second chances. If your school or organization would like to host a talk, contact us. Ocean View Secondary School

A local athlete and former drug addict, Denver Van Der Bergh, is set to publish a new book entitled How hard could it be . It tell the story of his fight against drug addiction and road to recovery. Van Der Bergh made headlines earlier this year when he ran 1861 km from Cape Town via the Eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal to take part in this year's Comrades Ultra Marathon in June for charity. Richard Roberts

The triumph of the human spirit over adversity is epitomised by the story of Denver Van Der Bergh. After many years of personal struggles, Van Der Bergh, who hails from Athlone on the Cape Flats, turned his life around after being an ultimatum by his then boss in the hospitality industry to be fired or to get his life on track.

As the noonday sun scorched the tarred roads of Qumbu in the Eastern Cape, Denver van der Bergh pressed on—another 57 kilometres down, bringing his total to 1,262km on foot. His destination? Pietermaritzburg. His mission? Redemption. Adnaan Mohamed