Good times and bad timesMany people think that I am just a piece of rubbish because I work in the rubbish dump,” says maMotaung. “1 want people to hear my story....
The horn doctorSaxophones, trumpets, trombones. We love the sweet sound of these brass instruments – or horns, as their players call them. But...
When dogs go shoppingAm I dreaming? Here I am saying hello to a dog. The dog gives me his right front leg and we shake hands. “Meet Lucky,” says Jacob...
The home of umqombothiYou will always find people at Mama Ndou’s place. They stay there until 9 o’clock in the evening, when Mama Ndou chases them home. And so...
A green valley in a black spotSebe’s Bad Dream The people of Mgwali tell a story about Lennox Sebe – the president of the Ciskei. They say he had a dream last year. It...
Under the dirty overallsAre you one of those people who laugh at the men who carry coal in the townships? Or do you just turn your back and call them ‘vuilpop’?...