From Cameroonian Village to Stellenbosch Professor – Top TB Researcher Reflects On a Remarkable Journey

[spotlight] In 2004, Novel Chegou left his home country, Cameroon, in search of a better life in South Africa. With high hopes and not much money, he sold African crafts – beads, masks, and carved stones – next to the village green in Stellenbosch to save for his studies at the town’s university.