Mandela's prison guard mourns 'father figure'

December 10, 2013 15:23

As a rookie prison guard reporting for his first day on Robben Island, Christo Brand was told he was about to meet the biggest criminals in South Africa's history. Now he is mourning the loss of a father figure. Read his moving account of Mandela's years in Robben Island.

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