Nelson Mandela's Prison Guard
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.
October 20, 2022
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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.
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