‘When we see people who look like us, we believe we can do it too.’ This is why representation in the ocean matters, says Zandile Ndhlovu.
July 20, 2022
Freediver Zandile Ndhlovu opens up the ocean to ‘black mermaids’ by Julia Evans, Daily Maverick July 20, 2022 Zandile Ndhlovu is South Africa’s first black female freediving instructor. After looking beneath the surface of the ocean for the first time in her life at 28, she felt at home and realised she needed to help make the seas more accessible and diverse.
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