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‘Raised like a white person’

A story of race, wealth and family. Sam is a black South African who was brought up by her mother’s white employers. Her sister Ziyanda stayed at home to be raised by her mother.

A story of race, wealth and family. Sam is a black South African who was brought up by her mother’s white employers. Meanwhile, her biological sister Ziyanda stayed at home to be raised by her mother. In a country where things are often seen through a black and white lens, what can their experiences tell us about South Africa’s often tempestuous relationship with race? And what is more important for shaping our identity - our nature or our nurture?
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Produced by Andre Lombard

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