Soweto Stories

Tales of resilience, humour and hope

"Up to this day, Pimville holds deep meaning for me and I trust for many others who have woven their identities into its very essence. Pimville is a story of resilience and beauty, fear, courage and love The reality is we suffered and we still bear scars. But instead of consuming ourselves with hate, or barren words, we transformed these cuts into deeds of love and healing."

Thabo Makgoba

"... I want young readers to understand something important: we were not victims waiting to be saved. We were a generation that grew up playing golf and soccer, selling apples and importing clothes, learning multiple languages and creating new ones, studying hard despite inferior education and building strong communities despite being scattered across ethnic lines."

Mokaba Mokgatle

"Being a confined darkie taught me how to survive as a black person.

I learned to duck and dive to evade 'the law'. To be invisible in plain sight. The regulations made me belong to nowhere and everywhere at the same time."

Fanyana Daniel Mazibuko

"With no budget and experience, Busi, Eunice and I gathered a group of enterprising girls and boys on our street and formed our drum majorette club. We began practising with broomsticks and old tins, determined to make something special with what we had... We practised in the afternoons after school and on Saturdays."

Theresa Vivian Moila

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