A small town in the Karoo“We are the burnt out stompies of South Africa. When we are healthy and strong, we are in great demand. But we all get old and ill before...
The law that failedThe whole world saw just how much the people in the Vaal hated the councillors. Three were killed and most of them lost their houses and...
Anger in the Vaal“They picked up dead bodies in Sharpeville every day this week. They picked up dead schoolchildren, dead mothers and fathers, dead...
Bald is beautifulBullethead, Bleskop, Mpandlana, Snowtop, Samora Machel . . . .. People have many names for bald people like me. But, as my grandmother...
Voices from LesothoTHE THIRD POOREST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD Lesotho is a poor country. People say it’s the third poorest country in the world. Nearly one and...
Electricity in the townshipsAnd then there was light, but will things be so bright? In the townships people are switching on. They are switching on lights. They are...