Stephen, 73, retired furniture factory worker
Johannes, 46, truck dispatcher
Ellen, 40, ANC finance official
Sibido, 38, union organizer
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South Africa: Forging A Nation : South Africa: A Tale Of Six Families : Family Portrait / The Molekanes
Ivy, 34, salesclerk
Rapu, 33, ANC candidate for Parliament
Joseph, 29, unemployed warehouseman
Miriam, 26, mother of three
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Home: Soweto
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Politics: Most members support African National Congress.
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Background: Stephen moved to Soweto in the 1940s from Orange Free State.
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Stephen Molekane: "I wish Mary (his wife, who died in 1991) had lived to see the new South Africa. It won't be the answer to all our problems--no way, man, no way--but it is the start. Our family has played its part, that I can say. It cost us, this struggle, but it was a struggle for our children and grandchildren and their grandchildren."
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