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Gogo Alvina Mahlangu

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Alvina Mahlangu was born and raised in South Africa in the 1960s when apartheid was still in effect. She is currently employed as a housekeeper for a media company. She talked about her experience growing up in South Africa during apartheid, her first election, and why she believes crime and violence against women and children were lower in the country during apartheid.
11 Mar English South Africa Politics · News Commentary

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