Zindzi has reminisced about the weekends they went to visit him in prison and how, upon his release, she realised she would share him with the nation.
Zindzi Mandela shared fond memories of her father 30 years after he was released from prison.Zindzi Mandela, daughter of former president Nelson Mandela, has shared fond memories of her father as South Africans commemorate the 30th anniversary of his release from Drakenstein correctional services, formerly known as the Victor Verster prison.
She joked that “his release was my incarceration”. . In the euphoria of my Pops's release, I realised that he would never be my father alone. I often teased him about my seeing more of him when he was behind bars: 2 visits a month, over a weekend guaranteed. Living with him was my incarceration?
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