Johnathan Paoli did a Vox Pop on Mandela Day and put questions to ordinary South Africans on the street about what the values and goals of the first South African democratically-elected President Mandela mean to them personally and as South Africans today.
1, Karabo Khang is a 25-year-old teacher assistant, living in Lambton, Germiston
Q: What do the values and goals of Nelson Mandela’s legacy mean to you personally?
A: Personally, the values he stood for were mostly just to win a political fight with the least amount of bloodshed. And as for the goals, especially for the kids of the future, their education, their health and everything, he tried his best to do all of that but you understand because of politics and everything that follows, it doesn’t work out so well.
Q: Considering the last decade, what do you think has been the progress of furthering Mandela’s legacy
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