born-free

noun

1. (in South Africa) a person who was born or grew up after the end of the Apartheid era

2. (in Zimbabwe) a person who was born or grew up after the end of White minority rule

Example Sentences

He says that despite the progress made over the past 30 years, many of the "born-free generation" - South Africans born after 1994 - have inherited the cycle.

From BBC

Ayanda Hlekwane, one of South Africa's "born-free" generation, meaning he was born after 1994, said despite having three degrees he still doesn't have a job.

From BBC

Ms. Gada, 22, is part of the “born-free” generation of black South Africans who came of age after apartheid’s fall.

From New York Times

Tshegofatso Zitha, 21, an electrical engineering student, is a “born-free,” as black South Africans born after the end of apartheid are called.

From New York Times

The “born-free generation” – unburdened by memory of apartheid or loyalty to the “rainbow nation” settlement – asked if Mandela had sold out and whether a civil war would have been a price worth paying after all.

From The Guardian