Nomonde scott biography of mahatma

READ Kuyasa girl publishes book about knowing your roots. READ Cream of the crop. Tags: Obituary Somerset West Khayelitsha. Share Tweet. Related Posts. Luna Paige performs at Muratie January 28, Cape Flats Book Festival offers literary feast January 28, First woman winner of world sail race welcomed home January 28, Athlone film to debut at Artscape January 27, Funny how God works though because somehow, she managed to still do her work in the legal department by assisting with prisoners who were awaiting trial and the majority of them were released based on valid reasons that came from Nomonde an ex-prosecutor and a prisoner herself.

Well written sis Nomonde, I am happy I read your book and what an empowerment you are. All the best. Join the discussion. Can't find what you're looking for? Help center. Subscribe now. Picture: Esa Alexander.

Nomonde scott biography of mahatma

Want to read the full Sunday Times? Subscribe online from R56 per month or try our R15 day pass. Nomonde considers her children her greatest achievements. She may have gone back to university at 46, written a book and created a beautiful home for her family, but Nomonde insists she has done nothing to be proud of - she is and always will be perceived as a criminal.

Instead of upholding the law, she broke it. I was the first female African prosecutor in the Western Cape. There are people who looked up to me but I failed them. I failed not only myself, I failed my community. I come from Gugulethu. I failed those young children. They don't understand the bond we have. When a person looks at me, I don't want them to see a boy who was raised in prison, I want them to see a person who was determined to do the right thing to succeed in life.

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