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A freedom that didn’t last: At 81, a Khayelitsha grandmother remembers life before and after Mandela

19 July 2026 by CapeTownNewsReader
Mary Heqeane

Mary Heqeane carries within her the story of two countries; one before Nelson Mandela’s release in 1990, and one after.

The post A freedom that didn’t last: At 81, a Khayelitsha grandmother remembers life before and after Mandela appeared first on City Vision.

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