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Africa Up Close is the blog of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars' Blog of the Africa Program, Africa Up Close provides a nexus for analysis, ideas, and innovation for and from Africa..
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    Is South Africa’s “Born Free” Generation Truly Free?

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    By Joseph Mullen  // Tuesday, September 10, 2019

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    Nobel Square in Cape Town, South Africa. Photo courtesy of FedericoLukkini via Flickr Commons. 

    On the 18th of July, the cavalry came to Cape Town.

    In a surprise move, the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) arrived in Manenberg and began conducting search and seizure operations—their mission—combating the startling rise of gang-related violence in Cape Town.

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