▁until ▁she ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁the ▁police . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁arrested . ▁In ▁fear ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁ja iled ▁long - term , ▁she ▁went ▁into ▁ex ile ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁London . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁sm ugg led ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁by ▁friends ▁of ▁G ord imer ▁who ▁were ▁Indian . ▁Du ▁To it ▁got ▁str and ed ▁in ▁Dar ▁es ▁S ala am , ▁where ▁G ord imer ▁visited ▁her ▁and ▁helped ▁her ▁get ▁to ▁Gh ana . ▁In ▁Gh ana , ▁Du ▁To it ▁worked ▁with ▁trade ▁un ions ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁Gh ana ▁Broadcast ing ▁Association , ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁sw im ▁in ▁the ▁ocean . ▁She ▁contract ed ▁Stevens - John son ▁synd rome ▁from ▁poll uted ▁water ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁treated ▁properly ▁in ▁the ▁hospital . ▁She ▁went ▁blind ▁and ▁G ord imer ▁appe aled ▁to ▁have ▁her ▁brought ▁to ▁London ▁where ▁she ▁lived ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Fred a ▁Lev son , ▁who ▁had ▁helped ▁hide ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela . ▁She ▁taught ▁herself ▁Bra ille ▁and ▁then ▁taught ▁Bra ille ▁to ▁others . ▁Event ually , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁move ▁back ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁her ▁brother , ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁not ▁seen ▁for ▁ 5 0 ▁years . ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁Johannes burg ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Du ▁To it ▁was ▁reported ▁by ▁her ▁friend