Mount Everest: First Black African Woman To Summit Mountain Receives Hero's Welcome - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 27, 2019
Hundredsof people in Johannesburg have given a hero’s welcome to the first blackAfrican woman to summit Mount Everest.
Acrowd gathered at South Africa’s main airport OR Tambo International to welcomeSaray Khumalo with song and dance.
MissKhumalo, a business executive, made history earlier this month when she reachedthe top of the world’s highest mountain Mount Everest.
Asshe arrived in Johannesburg she told well-wishers that it was not just abouther.
Khumalo,said she embarked on it in an effort to educate the African child.
QuoteMessage: I believe my achievement means that, in a small way, I took everyAfrican, who might have been told that they couldn’t consider their pursuit, withme to the top of the world.
Itwas her fourth attempt to climb the 29,035feet Mountain, where 10 people havedied this year alone.