Having her two children removed from her by their teacher wasn't enough of a warning for Sibongile who battled with alcohol addiction for over 20 years.
From the age of 11, Siyabonga smoked dagga and cocaine, drank alcohol and stole from his family. However, narrowly missing being stabbed while he was drunk challenged him to change his lifestyle.
Unable to deal with the tragedy that left his wife wheelchair-bound, Joseph drank alcohol heavily. His wife became paralysed after giving birth to their last-born child.
Trying to find a solution to her marital problems, Nonhlanhla started drinking alcohol and later tried to end her life. Her husband started cheating on her after three years of marriage.
After his parents divorced, Daniel found it difficult to cope with his financial responsibilities. Daniel and his three siblings were left with their unemployed mother who battled to put food on the table for them.
Being raised by his mother while his father lived with his other family drove Tshepo to drinking alcohol heavily, disrespecting his father and becoming a nuisance in his neighbourhood from the time he was in high school.
