Nelson Mandela is probably the only recognised leader of SA's black community capable of instilling some discipline into the kids in the townships, Helen Suzman, PFP spokesperson on law and order, declared yesterday.
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Mandela 'Only hope to control youths' from Saldru Archive

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- 12 May 2022

South African History Online. (2016, October 21). Mandela 'Only hope to control youths' from Saldru Archive . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0122163
South African History Online (2016) 'Mandela 'Only hope to control youths' from Saldru Archive ', South African History Online, 21 October. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0122163 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
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