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South Africa under the Skin

on BBC Two England

Grace Ahitlhile runs a family taxi business in Soweto. Driving taxis brings its own problems. But for Grace, self-employment offers a measure of independence from the apartheid system that has in the past had a traumatic impact on life. She talks about when her family were relocated from the multi-racial neighbourhood of Sophiatown to Soweto. And about the dilemmas she faced working for the police during the 1976 Soweto uprisings.

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Producer:
Onye Wambu
Editor:
Vastiana Belfon

BBC Two England

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