South Africa is well-known for its long history of racism and racial tensions. Everywhere you go, people will tell you they know about Apartheid and Nelson Mandela. Through international sanctions and other interventions, the international community was arguably one of the most important contributors to the end of apartheid. While the country has been a democracy for nearly 30 years, the legacy of apartheid lives on, with many people having vivid memories and traumas of a difficult period in history.

Sharing one of these memories was a woman who came to South in the early 90s. She told of how she had been warned not to go to Durban Beach because it was full of blacks. The woman, Anikka Langa tweeted:”When I first came to South Africa I met whites who said “Don’t go to Durban Beach. It is full of blacks” and “don’t go to the township because they will kill you”. Here is a photo of me in Soweto in 1991. I was always met with warmth and respect”.