EPISODE · Oct 20, 2022 · 53 MIN
Nelson Mandela's Prison Guard
from Wide Awake Podcast · host Africa Podcast Network
In this weeks episode of the Wide Awake Podcast I speak to Christo Brand. He was a Prison Guard on Robben Island and Pollsmoor Prison during apartheid and during that time he formed a friendship with Nelson Mandela. In this podcast we speak about how he became a prison guard, his friendship with Nelson Mandela, Mandela's life in prison, and a secret that Christo and Mandela had to keep for over 20 years. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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