106:, Soweto, South Africa. Her father, who died in 2012, grew up in a family of "10 or 11 siblings" and had to pay for her own schooling. Mahanyele-Dabengwa's mother died when she was 17 years old. In a 2013 interview, she spoke of her parents' commitment to her and her sister having the best education possible and the expectation that she would work in a commercial environment. After her mother's early death at age 42, Mahanyele has said that it was a lesson to her not to waste time or take it for granted.
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In 2012, Mahanyele-Dabengwa spoke to the Women's
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