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A thousand miles from home
Frances Baard is 70 years old. She lives in a small house in Mabopane. When Learn and Teach visited her, she was not very happy. She...
A woman who cares
Few people have heard of a place called Lenyenye. Lenyenye is a township in the Naphuno district in the north eastern Transvaal. For many...
The story of Don ‘Zinga Mattera
Sophiatown, Kofifi, Casbah. The place had many names. But names didn’t matter. In Sophiatown only living mattered. People really lived...
“His friends called him Sol”
An old Motswana man lay dying. He called his seven sons. He wanted to give them his last words. “Bring me seven sticks,” he said. His...
The life of a fighter
She lives by herself in a small, tidy house in Johannesburg. She is 77 years old. She has suffered from cancer. She has suffered a heart...
The father of Soweto: The story of James Sofasonke Mpanza
Most people in Soweto remember James “Sofasonke” Mpanza. Streets are named after him. A highway is named after him. People call him the...
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