Apartheid Stories

An eye opening article based on true events involving the Western society and the genocide of Palestine.

"Nicolas Solomon, a 19 year old boy who was charged with possession of drugs and guns a year ago has been released today after his 2 year sentence has been reduced due to his good behaviour....."

Em um regime de segregação racial, as pessoas brancas e negras viviam em segregados e em constante desigualdade tanto social quanto econômica, isso fez inicia uma guerra de ambas as partes. Será que em meio dessa guerra sanguenta poderá existir paz ou amor?

I had to write a poem on a famous person. In the middle of brainstorming news of Mandela's death inspired me to write this.

Johannesburg South – Apartheid South Africa – March (Summer) 1978 It was any boys’ dream bicycle – a Chopper, with three gears controlled by a lever similar to an automatic car’s gear selector. It had a small wheel upfront and a larger wheel at the back, resting on a spring-loaded axle. It may have been second hand, but for Bertie, it was the ideal tenth birthday present. Bertie, born to blue collar immigrant parents and now growing up in a predominantly immigrant area, had just been to his parents’ home country for a prolonged six week visit over December. While visiting with his relatives, they all remarked how inappropriate it was for a boy - about to turn ten - not being able to ride a bicycle. He was after all, of Dutch descent and every kid in Holland learned to ride a bicycle before they could walk. Yup – crawl, ride, and then walk! So, little Bertie spent most of the six weeks in Holland learning how to ride a bicycle. Bertie’s clumsy, unbalanced and consequent swervy attempts at learning to ride a bicycle in Holland at age nine, where everyone assumes you have been riding for at least four to five years, were met with derision and insults. This culminated on an icy pavement when Bertie nearly knocked a woman over and she screamed: “Who taught you to ride (past tense) a bicycle?” Bert’s dad had stayed in South Africa and was surprised and delighted to hear that Bert had learnt to ride a bike while in Holland. Bert’s tenth birthday was in a month’s time and he requested a bicycle. The metallic green, bluish purple, or better described as Aquamarine Indigo, Chopper bicycle was perfect for Bert.

Set in post-apartheid South Africa, this is a story about the dark underbelly of a society in a country wracked by decades of abuse of power by a regime with no respect for human rights. Now in power the democratically elected government sadly has within its midst officials as deeply flawed as their predecessors . Investigative reporter Jason Stanley is covering a story about ex student activist turned comedian Nico Dlamini . Nico is the victim of a gunshot wound who, mysteriously, disappears from his hospital bed. Determined to uncover the truth behind Dlamini's disappearance Jason finds himself up against powerful people in government who'll go to any lengths to protect their positions and retain their power. Jason is relentless though. When he himself is abducted ,then dumped with a warning note pinned to his shirt, he is more determined than ever to go after the truth. What he uncovers is explosive material affecting the most vulnerable - least protected members of society and the involvement of people closest to him

If you like white house down and crime solving this is a tale you'll like. A girl loses her family in a massacre and decides to take revenge. She is taught and trained by her uncle to face it all. He makes her see that revenge isn't the way to face it, but with clarity. A president elects a professional spy, assasin and inspector as his secretary. She is also his next of keen meaning should anything happen to him, she takes over as the second arm and the vice president as third. He is taken by a group of master mind criminals. A man joins a criminal community in building a new country. They take down weak countries to cause other countries to send aid funds which they embezzled for their cause. After a long period of time, the secretary finally takes action. Will she be able to uncover all mysteries, find the president and determine their real plan?

Calum is a 19 year old south African who battles between his sexuality and being a POC in a post-apartheid society. Calum is visiting his family for 3 weeks in Rockstone a seaside town which infamously used to be a white only town and in his eyes still is. His aunt married a white man 3 years ago and now lives in Rockstone with her husband and three children from her previous marriage, apple, lemon and rainbow.

The journey to self-discovery and growth is relatable and captivating. Vivid imagery is used to add depth and symbolism. Each theme is powerful and thought-provoking, making it a compelling read.

hornet's nest is in here... take care... they took my cover though

Life and times at St Bedes College , in Mthatha . An amazing experience of living in a "RAINBOW COMMUNITY" , as Archbishop Desmond Tutu would refer to a multiracial gathering of people . Some of us , lived in such communities , before South Africa's " Independence". A colour blind Christian community , that once lived in peace and harmony .

" spirits have no idea of who or what they were once a body contained them. It's just lucky for a spirit to have an early chance to find out."

A collection of short stories from Gaza, Occupied Palestine.

The struggles that South Africans faced and achieved in the Apartheid era.

In 2010, as South Africa prepared for the World Cup, Time magazine contributor CL Bell travels to the old Transkei, Nelson Mandela's heartland, to report on how democracy has changed the lives for those who still live in tribal villages, under the rule of chiefs. The stories she uncovers, including those of women chiefs living in fear of assassination, give voice to South Africans who are rarely heard. Homeland, however, is more than reportage. CL Bell was part of the last generation of white South Africans to grow up under apartheid. As she travels deeper into the Xhosa tribal lands, Bell comes face to face with the deep scars within her: the ignorance and fears born of an apartheid childhood. Homeland does not set out to provide an exhaustive account of the complexity of contemporary South African politics, rather it is an essay on how we make sense of the present when we are shackled by our past. It would sit comfortably on the shelf alongside Alexander Fuller's Scribbling the Cat and Doris Lessing's Going Home.