There is a black-and-white photograph of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela that immediately arrests as one enters the home of multi-award-winning singer Thandiswa Mazwai.

It was taken in 1990 at a London press conference two months after Mandela’s release from prison. Mandela’s eyes are closed and crinkled at the sides with laughter — but the viewer cannot see his smile. For Madikizela-Mandela’s palm is clasped over her husband’s mouth as she gags him and giggles...

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