Enos Mafokate, South Africa’s first Black show jumping champion, dies at 80
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Enos Mafokate, South Africa's first Black show jumping champion and veteran equestrian, has died at the age of 80, his family announced on Thursday. Mafokate broke racial barriers in a sport that was dominated by white riders during South Africa's decades of apartheid. “His journey was shaped by several leading figures in South African equestrian sport who recognised his extraordinary ability and, at critical moment…
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