FROM early Friday morning residents of Soweto and surrounding areas gathered outside the former home of the late Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratically elected president, to celebrate a fallen hero who dedicated his life to liberate his people from oppression, and sacrificed his health in the process.
Soweto mourns Nelson Mandela
FROM early Friday morning residents of Soweto and surrounding areas gathered outside the former home of the late Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratically elected president, to celebrate a fallen hero who dedicated his life to liberate his people from oppression, and sacrificed his health in the process.
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