Immigration has become a hot issue in the run-up to the country s May 29 national vote, the first in which most people have no memory of decades of apartheid.
The fall of apartheid promised a new era for South Africa, but anti-immigrant sentiment threatens that vision. Migrants like Munera Mokgoko's husband have faced hostility and dire conditions. As the May 29 election approaches, political parties promise to crack down on undocumented migrants, shifting further from Nelson Mandela's unity ideals.
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By Tim Cocks
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Munera Mokgoko was just three when apartheid fell. She can barely remember, much less fathom, the swell of hope that accompanied Black liberation three decades ago, shaped by Nelson Mandela's vision of social equality and pan-African solidarity.
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