Bend the bars
From June 1986 to June 1987, during the first year of the state of emergency, there were at least 3050 women in detention. Over one third...
Make way for Nomsa!
There is a blue “Zola Budd’ taxi on the road with a sticker on the back that says, “Move over – Nomsa”. The sticker tells no lies – the...
The voice of the voiceless
Educated people are not the only ones who can write books. Ordinary people, with little education, can also do it. Women from the small...
Sister of mercy
The Saint Mary’s convent in Kagiso is not hard to find. The double storey building is in one of the oldest parts of Kagiso, in a place...
A warm spirit in a cold basement
Right in the centre of Johannesburg stands the Carlton Centre. It is a grey, tall building with more than 50 floors. The building is...
Mme Kuzwayo – mother of Soweto
If you live in Orlando West, Soweto, you are very lucky. There is always somewhere to go if you have a problem. And that is to the’House...