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Why is Sophia Williams-De Bruyn being used to promote whisky?

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Why is Sophia Williams-De Bruyn being used to promote whisky?
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The ANC Veterans’ League has come out in defence of one of the survivors of the 1956 Women’s March, Sophie de Bruyn, after her image was used in a quality whisky advert.



The company behind the advert, The Glenlivet, ran a Women’s Month marketing campaign to promote its range of whiskies, but the social media campaign sparked widespread criticism.



De Bruyn was not the only freedom fighter featured in the ad; Winnie Mandela and Lilian Ngoyi were also included. A few days ag

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