Apartheid Stories

In the heart of Apartheid-era Queenstown, two girls from different worlds find a bond that defies the walls built to keep them apart. Maria, ten years old and already carrying the scars of rejection from her stepfather, longs for a place where she belongs. Anathi, her quiet but fierce friend, hides the pain of watching her mother battle illness while their community struggles to survive. Between them stand their mothers: Lena, who tries to shield her daughter from a cruel marriage, and Valerie, a Xhosa woman whose strength becomes both a lifeline and a lesson.

Set against the harsh backdrop of apartheid-era South Africa, this tale follows Sipho, a young boy navigating poverty, loss, and injustice while living with his foster family. As he struggles to find hope in a world marked by separation and sorrow, Sipho's resilience and quiet strength reveal the enduring power of love and the tragic cost of a divided society.

Simamukele lives in the caves with her mother and the rest of the people who were born with The gift. She despises the Royals who live in the villages and wants nothing to do with them, but the universe has other plans. This is a story of African fiction, magic, fantasy and a whole lot of my imagination. Read the complete version on visionary writings https://visionarywritings.com/book/5460 I'll be importing chapters from visionary writings after ever 10 reads😌 Happy reading 🖤 Please remember to vote and comment, and also recommend and share the story to your friends.

A young man from England falls in love with a Black South African man during the apartheid years. With his uncle being one of the cruelest police cheif will their love survive. Or will the uncle find out and kill the love of his life.

"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....."

Just a little short story I wrote, hope you like it✨

A man dies and returns to live as a snake

Nristen Snelker had only recently become a host of Meet the Mess, with the network glad they had chosen someone who was a woman of color, rather than a White man (who had been hosts for over 50 years). She faced with one of the toughest discussions of her career about Israel's brutal and genocidal assault in Gaza, complete with angry Zionists, international popstars, and legal analysts. Can she hold it together or will it all fall apart? Originally published on AO3 (https://archiveofourown.org/works/52586530)

Four boys, united by the strange iniquity of Apartheid and the South African group areas act, go on an adventure of epic proportions in this book suitable for kids and adults of all ages.

The fall of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in 1945 created a new world divided into East and West. A new war was about to be fought that wasn't going to be won with soldiers and bombs, but with words, will and ideology. However, this new world created an inevitable cascade of events that would only serve to destroy the old order of the European empires and replace it with a new world order. This new order would eventually come into direct opposition against South Africa, a nation of ideal platitudes and contradictions. The new Prime Minister, Hendrik Verwoerd, will lead this charge to massively expand the Apartheid System and to maintain the status quo, but things will be shaken up. With Verwoerd's crusade to serve the Afrikaaners, he has created tentative friends, but also a multitude of enemies. Inevitably, he will have to tackle whether serving South Africa means serving merely the white Afrikaaners or all people within his borders. This choice will shape the future of the continent, and the destinies of millions. This book will contain material that isn't for young children (13+). It may also contain old lingo and violence, so be forewarned. Any and all copyrighted works are trademarks of their respective companies and/or owners.

This poignant piece chronicles a serendipitous reconnection between old friends, sparked by a vivid dream. This is literary non-fiction. The narrator's search for R, a figure from their past, leads to an unexpected reunion after three decades. Their meeting in South Africa is described with profound mindfulness, emphasising the preciousness of rediscovered connections and the ineffable nature of such experiences. The author weaves in poetic references, particularly from Pablo Neruda, to express the depth of emotion and the magical quality of this chance encounter. Cover photo of the author/narrator and R. Property of the author. In the 1970's.

A poem about the injustices of Apartheid.

" 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."

Poetry is breaking past the inhibitions that hold you down,celebrating what you like and staying true to yourself Brevity is soul of poetry and our life should be like that small but concise quality matters not the quantity

Dystopian fiction. It's the year 2165, about a century after the Separation Act of 2035 and the establishment of the Separate States of Apartheid. In a world discriminated into sections based on race, and growing wars, and the population fading from existence, a quest to look for a dear one discloses the filthy truth behind the act and with it everything comes tumbling down. And the question is, could words strike harder than bullets?

A love story based in apartheid South Africa which focuses on the forbidden love of a black man and a white woman. It also follows the friendship, tradition, romance and the burning desire to find who we are. It is a coming-of-age story showing defiance whilst also showing the sacrifices each character makes and how it defines them.

Found at the back of my wardrobe some twenty-six years or so after writing it! Once upon a time, it was very relevant. Nowadays, things are better .... but while the spectre of apartheid may no longer haunt South Africa (officially, at least) the analogy between blood-sports and racial (and other) prejudices do still exist. It may not be exactly 'timeless,' but hopefully it conveys a sense of outrage combined with helplessness.