The Women’s Jail at the Old Fort and its Impact by Claire Ennis
… Mandela, considered too influential to be housed with black prisoners, would be jailed at the Fort with white … the segregation outside the walls. One received a mat if black and mattress if white. Food, clothing, rooms, work … dictated by one’s race. [20] Even warders were segregated; black wardresses were referred to as “Vakashe,” meaning …