360:, with a congenital deformity, constriction ring syndrome, and club foot. He grew up in Klaarwater, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Because of the decisions his parents took that allowed him to enrol in the public school system in the suburbs beginning in first grade, Mhlongo views his mother as the protagonist of his childhood. He was later placed at Kloof High School, which allowed him to continue his sporting ambitions and saw him share the award for the Junior Sportsman of the Year in his first year of high school. He received the Edwin Henwood Trophy during his matriculation, with several distinctions, including head of the world champion choir and head of House for Finningley House at Kearsney College. In matric, he was awarded the Edwin Henwood Trophy. Mhlongo then received a scholarship and pursued his
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