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

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

The students are from the born-free generation, a term used for those born after the advent of democracy, and want the opportunities promised when apartheid ended.

From BBC