Susan Currell, Durban: Although Mandela's release 20 years ago had a huge impact on South Africa, it also had far-reaching consequences for the ordinary citizen.
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When I heard FW de Klerk announce Mandela's release that day in February 1990, I wept because not only did I realise the implications for the country, but for me, personally - my daughter would be able to go to school with children of all colours and creeds and never see her fellow South Africans as anything but equals.