“I saw a group of people coming to my house. They were armed with pangas, kieries and shovels. When they got near the house, they said...

Tuberculosis, or TB, as people say, is a very dangerous sickness. Ten people die from TB every day in South Africa. And no-one knows how...

Grace Snoek is a domestic worker. She lives and works in a block of flats in Killarney, Johannesburg. During the day you will find Grace...

Last year people from all over South Africa went to Cradock, a small town, far away in the Little Karoo. They went to the funeral of UDF...

Dear Learn and Teach I live and work in Rooigrond near Mafikeng. I want other people in our country to know of our struggle for the land...

“Awe Comrade! Awe Comrade! Ngake ngahamba Nokuhamba Comrade — Two Sheleni Ngafika ezintabeni zomhlaba — two Sheleni Ngahlangana nama...

Some months ago, I was sitting at my desk, looking at the mess. There were papers everywhere. I heard someone greet me. When I looked up,...

Dear Learn and Teach My name is Simon. I want to save my money. But I have a problem. I went to one of the building societies to open an...

One Thursday evening, early in April, 1986 about forty people met at Park Station in Johannesburg. They were on their way to Cape Town to...

On the first day of May 1886, the factories in America were quiet. But the streets were full of noise – the noise of the workers singing....

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This book is all about the Transkei. It tells us what it is like to be a woman all alone at home. It tells us about what it is like to be...