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AUTHOR Tancig-Brown, JuanaTITLE South Africa In Transition, Curriculum Units and Study
Guide, Grades 6-8. Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminar Abroad 1996(South Africa).
INSTITUTION Center for International Education (ED), Washington, DC.PUB DATE 1996-00-00NOTE 67p.; Some materials may not photocopy well.PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Teacher (052)EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS *African Studies; *Apartheid; Black Studies; Foreign
Countries; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; InstructionalMaterials; Interdisciplinary Approach; Intermediate Grades;Junior High Schools; Peace; *Racial Discrimination; *RacialSegregation; Social Studies; Teaching Guides
IDENTIFIERS *South Africa
ABSTRACTThis curriculum unit is designed to allow students to
evaluate the social, cultural, political, and economic changes occurring inSouth Africa. Specially prepared portfolios serve as mini-museums andhistorical archives for study. Examples of historical and contemporarypopular culture are included. Numerous documents, activities and resourcesare offered, along with study questions and information for additionalinquiry. (EH)
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Tab Ile of Contents
Rationale Page 1 - 2
Objectives Page 3
Strategies for Getting Started Page 4 - 5
Vocabulary Page 6
Time Line - History of South Africa Page 7
Time line Study Questions Page 8
To Kill A Man's Piide Page 9 - 27
To Kill A Man's Pride -Study Questions Page 28
Seven Steps to Democracy- Study Guide Page 29
Seven Steps to Democracy Page 30
South African Art - Activities Page 31- 32
Apartheid - Art Print Page 33
Ndebele - Photograph Page 34
Zulu Love Letter Page 35
Traditional African Woodprints Page 36
Archival Photographs - w/Oscar Peterson Page 37 - 41
Archive and Museum Pertfolio Contents Page 42
References Page 43
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The strongest impressions South Africa left with me, were of the importance of individuals asagents of change in achieving a democratic society. I was just as impressed with how at every levelof society the individual works with others for the good of the whole. Whether in small villages orin large urban areas, the importance of community was always evident. South African democracyis the product of the tireless commitment and effort of courageous individuals, but could not havebeen possible without these individuals joining together in order to achieve a common goal.
Sharing these impressions with my students became the impetus for developing my curriculum unitson South Africa. I wanted to guide my students through a tour of the country similar to the one I hadundertaken, helping them identify along the way the strands that make up this multiculturaldemocratic society. I wanted the process of inquiry and discovery to be informed by my studentscuriosity and by student generated-questions which access to primary source material providedwould spark. In order to allow the broadest perspectives to emerge I developed integratedcurriculum units that draw on the arts, sciences and humanities as tools with which the studentscould undertake their journey.
This multidisciplinary perspective creates a more authentic learning environment, approximatinghow students would learn in the "real world". Students evaluate the social, cultural, political, andeconomic changes taking place in South Africa through the use of specially prepared portfolioswhich serve as mini-museums and historical archives. Cultural exhibits containing examples ofXhosa and Zulu traditions, as well as contemporary South African popular culture, are all includedin this portfolio. Also included are historical documents, such as copies of the Constitution and theANC charter. Using prior knowledge of changes in U.S. culture and society as the schema to helpstudents organize and integrate this information, a more cohesive picture of South Africa's transitionwill begin to emerge.
This objective will also help the students draw connections between South Africa's road todemocracy and the struggles in our own history, identifying parallels between our respectivesociopolitical system, and between South Africa's rainbow nation and our own multicultural society.I would like students to assess the importance of individual social action and identify opportunitiesfor social actions as a member of a community. In order to do this it is important that studentsacquire content knowledge in a context that allows the students to work in concert with others, thusreinforcing the objectives of democracy by allowing the inquiry process to be a democratic one aswell.
I knew I wanted the students to read, evaluate, and analyze the many pieces that together make upthe complex story of South Africa in transition, but I also wanted to create a context for this processthat would allow students more than a cursory look at random facts and pictures. The process ofchange must be studied within a holistic framework. This framework centers on an integratedperspective as the thread with which students connect the many pieces that make up the SouthAfrican cultural quilt. An essential part of this inquiry is to allow student groups to identify theirown areas of interest and to generate their own set of content and organizational objectives. Givingstudents this ability empowers them to act as an autonomous micro community /society which must
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engage in aspects of the democratic process. Students must take the initiative to organizethemselves, to engage in spirited dialogue insuring that this process is inclusive of all groupmembers. This process parallels the democratic process of our two democracies. Thus thedemocratic process is both the lesson's objective content knowledge as well as the methodologyused to understand and analyze.
Traveling in South Africa allowed me to see the widespread reforms within all institutions and Iadmired the sort of effort that in place to improve and democratize education. The government isacutely aware that this next generation needs to be better prepared academically. They are alsoaware that education has to prepare students not only for jobs, but to assume the role of responsiblecitizens who can continue the work that others before them began. This is the role of education inall democracies and as such educators must accept the responsibility to democratize the classroomand the process of learning, for the good of our students and our society.
Objectitves
1. Understand the changes occurring in South Africa's institutions using primarysource documents and visual documentation
2. Identify the important issues these institutions must address to remedy pastinequities and create an inclusive democratic society.
3. Assess the role of the individual citizen as well as the role of community groupsand organizations in effecting these changes and in achieving the stated goals.
4.Explain the role of geography, the environment and natural resources in the pastand current historical transformations of South Africa.
5. Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of our own political, social and culturalinstitutions as vehicles for democratic ideals and action.
6. Understand the importance of negotiation, compromise and non-violent conflictresolution for the creation and maintenance of a democratic society, applying thisprocess in a collaborative group setting to achieve a common goal.
6. Develop student generated mini-units for partner schools and elementary classesthat feature knowledge of South Africa's historical, geographic, political and /orcultural changes.
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Strategies for Getting Started
Archives and Museum portfolios can be used in a variety of ways. Each quarter my students aredivided into groups of fours and they work cooperatively on major projects for the theme units Ihave designed. Each group gets a set of portfolios. Teachers may decide to compile portfolios soeach group receives portfolios which contain the same documents, this way all groups will beworking simultaneously on similar activities and research. Another suggestion would be to giveeach group documentation on different aspects of South Africa's transition. Groups would thenspecialize in a specific area and become the area experts for the class, whether in the arts,economy, politics, and environmental arena..
It is important that however you choose to divide the classroom, that the students be allowed tobe part of the decision process in what they will choose to focus on and in how they willdemonstrate their knowledge. I like to start with a brainstorming session before we embark onour research. This can be as simple as a mini-lesson giving a brief overview of South Africa,followed by a K-W-L chart. I started my mini-lesson with a personal reflection of my trip toS.A. accompanied by some attention-grabbing slides. You need not have made a personal visit,however, you could start with overhead pictures of Nelson Mandela, the now famous HectorPeterson photo and others included in this packet. I also informed my students that we weregoing to all "travel" to South Africa and would have to do a little research for our trip.Followingthis mini-lesson students may work on the K-W-Ls, which allows them to identify priorknowledge, as well as what they would like to learn about this topic.
Once student are in their groups a good way to embark on the unit (or trip) is to begin with alook at the geography of the country. In order to travel there students must know the locationand do some investigation on the costs of travel, the distance and time to get there, as well as theweather since they need to know what to pack! Because of the stark differences amongprovinces students needed to be informed on the specifics of the locations we would visit. Myclass trip followed my own, so I used my itinerary, but your class could design their own. Weworked on such real-life details as securing travel documents, inoculations ( our itineraryincluded Kruger Park - a malaria area), and calculating the costs of the trip as well as thecurrent dollar-to-rand conversion rates. We used a travel book to accomplish much of this legwork, but I also had the students call the State Department and write letters to the SouthAfrican embassy for any available information.
"In" South Africa
Each student arrived with an itinerary in hand which detailed where we were going . High on thelist was a visit to Nelson Mandela, so we chose to fly into Johannesburg. We were careful whenwe selected our hotel, aware that the city has problem areas much like our own large cities.Although English is the most widely spoken language, there are 11 official languages, includingZulu and osa. We decided as a class we wanted to learn some basic vocabulary so as to beable to greet people in their own tongue. We also brushed up on some basic past and recenthistory, after all we would have to be informed and articulate when we met several dignitariesand luminaries who were scheduled to see us. These important hosts would, of course, be some
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of our students who had eagerly volunteered to role-play Mandela and others.
The necessary material for this would be included in the portfolios. Inside we had the time-line,which gave us an annotated but informative overview of South Africa's history. I had thestudents work on these along with the study sheets. These questions and activities would allowmy students to i terpret the information on the time-line, i fer the meaning of events, begin toidentify a cause and effect relationship between past and present history, as well as to provokemore questions for group research. It would also help in the collaborative process, as thestudents begin to organize the material ,and themselves as a micro-community.
Team members have been asked to take on specific responsibilities within their groups. Thisboth facilitates the process of inquiry as well as builds in the elements of accountability neededto complete and assess the work. Some of my students chose such professions/tasks as historian,statistician, artist/picture editor, and resource librarian. These are only possibilities and yourstudents and you will have your own ideas of what is needed. must begin a democratic processof choosing which tasks will be performed by whom and what activities they will choose towork on. Doing this will require that all members be engaged: in joint decision-making; insharing ideas; actively compromising; and in some form of peaceful conflict-resolution Thisbegins to mimic the steps through which South Africa emerged as a democratic nation. Asteams become more involved in the projects, the difficulty of South Africa's task will take on amore personal dimension and be better understood.
This packet contains material intended to be used in a setting where students participateinteractively in the learning process. Students are challenged to explore the contents of thearchive/museum and trusted to make choices about what activities, in addition to the suggestionsprovided, they would like to use to further explore the material. It is important that classroomresources on South Africa are made available to supplement the materials in the portfolio. It isalso important that students have access to listening and art centers to widen the possibilitiesfor exploration. I have included a list of packet resources, a bibliography, and addresses ofresource centers. I have also added an additional list of activities which my students havechosen to do during the course of the year.
You can spend anywhere from two weeks to two semesters on this theme, but don't bediscouraged from teaching about the remarkable changes for lack of time. I hope you and yourstudents enjoy your trip as much as mine did. Don't forget to drop a postcard!
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VOCA ULA Y
1. oyco An organized refusal to buy or use a product in order to express protest or topressure a government, company or individual to take action.
2. Embargo - A ban on trade with another nation.
3. Apartheid - A series of policies begun in the 1940's intended to separate people ofdifferent races in order to protect the privileges of white South Africans.
4. Segregation - The seperation of races.
5. Parliament - The law-making body in South Africa consisting of two houses - the NationalAssembly and the Senate. Headquartered in Cape Town, the parliamentary capital of SouthAfrica.
6. Coalitio - The joining together of various political parties in order to govern jointly.
7. Khoisan - South Africa's earliest inhabitants. The San, a nomadic group and the Kiwi, cattleherders, lived in the western parts of South Africa.
8. Xhosa - Part of the Nguni cultural and linguistic group, they are recognized as one of SouthAfrica's eleven official languages. Nelson Mandela was born a Xhosa prince.
9. Zulu - See Xhosa.Traditionally settled in parts of present day KwaZulu-Natal province. Theyhave been recognized for their uniquely beautiful beadwork and as the tribe of such notablechiefs as Shaka Zulu.
10. Afrikaaner - The name given to descendants of Dutch, German, French settlers. The Britishwould later call these people Boers, a word meaning farmers.
11. Kraal - A traditional Zulu village, it is usually constructed in a circular shape andsurrounded with a wall of dead branches for defensive purposes.
12. omelands - A term used by the white apartheid government for reservation-like areaswhere blacks were forced to resettle according to arbitrary tribal designation.Blacks werenot allowed outside these areas without a pass and explicit permission.
13. Difaqane - The destruction and scattering of the Bantu-speaking people as a result of war.
14. raai - Traditional South African barbecue .
15. Mielies - Corn. Used to make mieliemeal , a type of porridge resembling grits.
16. Sawnbona - Hello . Used in Siswati, Isixhosa, and Isizulu with some variations.
TIME LINE - HISTORY OF SOUTH AIFRIICA
40,000BC San people settle in South Africa300AD Bantu people arrive in KwaZulu Natal
1487 Bartolomeu Dias sails around the Cape of Good Hope1500 Sotho people settle in todays Lesotho1652 Dutch settlement started in Table Bay, Cape Town1688 French Huguenots arrive in the Cape1690 Boers move inland1750 Nguni people settle in Swaziland1780 Dutch fight the Xhosa at Great Fish River1795 British capture Cape Town from the Dutch1815 Shaka Zulu captures power - beginning of the difaqane1820 British settlers arrive in the Eastern Cape1824 Kning Moshoeshoe begins to consolidate the Basutho people1830's The Voortrekkers begin the Great Trek1838 Boers defeat the Zulus at the battle of Blood River1852 Boer Republic of Transvaal created1858 British defeat Xhosa after disaster of Great Cattle Killing1860's Indians arrive in Natal as indentured servants to work sugar plantatio1869 Diamonds found near Kimberly1871 Gold discovered in the Eastern Transvaal1877 British annex the Boer Republic of Transvaal1881 Boers defeat British and Transvaal becomes the South African Republic1886 Gold discovered in the Witswatersrand1893 Mohandas Ghandi arrives in Natal1897 Zululand annexed by Britain1899-92 Anglo-Boer War1905 Government commisssion recommends separate development for blacks, with
inferior education1910 Union of South Africa created, uniting the former British colonies and Boer republics
Blacks denied the vote. Lasotho and Swaziland become British protectorates1912 South African Native Council established, an early version of the ANC1913 Natives Land Act restricts black ownership of land to 7 1/2 % of the country1928 Communist party begins to work for full democracy1948 National Party wins the elections and will remain in control until 1994.
Apartheid laws, including the one making inter-racial marriages illegal passed.1955 ANC adopts the Freedom Charter1960 Sharpeville Massacre. ANC banned by the government1961 South Africa leaves the Commonwealth of nations and becomes a Republic1963 Nelson Mandela indicted during the Rivonia Trial and sentenced to life inprisonment1966-68 Lesotho and Swaziland gain independence from Britain1975 South Africa invades Angola1976 Soweto uprisings begin1977 Steve Biko is murdered1985 State of emergency is declared - official murder and torture by the state increases as does
black resistance1990 ANC ban lifted, Nelson Mandela freed
Use the abbreviated facts from your time line to identify, interpret, drawconclusions, and provide opinions to the following set of questions.
1. Provide plausible explanations for the migration of Europeans to South Africa inthe 14th-17th century. What additional reasons can you conclude for 19thcentury migration?
2. What consequences did early European colonialization have on the native peopleof South Africa?
3. What geographical areas would you expect to have the largest concentration ofpopulation during the looking at the 18th and 19th century? Why?
4. What year(s) would you expect to see the policies of apartheid most stronglyenforced? Explain why?
5. Identify the role each of the following may have played during the apartheidyears of South Africa? The Nationalist Party, the Communist Party, the ANC.
6. The Natives Land Act restricted black (75% of the population) ownership ofland to only 7 '/2 percent of the country. How might this policy have beenimplemented? What possible consequences did this policy have on the country'sblack population?
Further Activities1. Using a Venn diagram compare and contrast the treatment by European
colonialists on the native populations of South Africa and the Americas.
2. Using classroom resources and those found in your archive portfolio, construct atime line for the years 1990 to 1996.
3. Choose a given year and corresponding event in the time line. Research this eventproviding facts and historical details to create a more comprehensive explanation
4. Choose an event from the time line and "illustrate" it using any of the following -painting, drawing, collage, or assemblage. You may use realism or abstraction.
Sacred Heart Elementary School1625 Park Road NWWashington, DC 20010(202) 265-4828
Estimados Padres y Guardianes:
Noviembre 8, 1996
Yo quiero empezar este boletin dandoles las gracias a ustedes por venir a nuestra primerareunion de la ASOCIACION DEL HOGAR Y ESCUELA el pasado 17 de Octubre. Nosotrosestamos siempre contentos por verlos! Hubo muchos padres representando cada nivel de grado.MARAVILLOSO! GRACIAS! Cada grupo (con la excepciOn de una clase) tuvo la oportunidadde ver al maestro por grado de su hijo/a y organizarse. Esperamos que otros clubes de padrespueden verse antes de nuestro prOxima reunion e121 de Noviembre.
Los Padres de Kindergarten se reunieron el pasado 24 de Octubre y decidieron en unafiesta de Pizza del Dia de Halloween como una manera para empezar a aumentar fondos paracomprar sombras para las ventanas de las clases. Dios los bendiga. Esta es un maravillosocomienzo. Dejenos unir y continuar trabajando juntos para tomar un paso a la vez por el motivode hacer la Escuela Sagrado Corazon la mejor en esta area. Amigos, se puede lograr!! Ustedes,juntos con el personal de la escuela pueden hacerlo. Sthanse las mangas y imanse con nosotros.Hagan el sacrificio de asistir a las reunions y dar de ustedes por el amor de los nifios nuestrosnifios. Dios continuara bendiciendo nuestros esfuerzos y reforzando nuestros resolvimientos paraavanzar mas adelante.
Por favor acepten mi disculpa personal por la inconvenience muchos de ustedesexperimentaron ayer debido a los cambios abruptos en el programa del calendario. Yo acepto totalresponsabilidad y hare todo lo posible por evitar tal problema en el futuro. Yo aprecio supaciencia y comprensiOn Tambien, yo agradezco a la Senora Brown, Sefiora Scott y el personalpor avanzar tal como ellos lo hicieron bajo las circunstancias. Otro ejemplo del esfuerzo de buenequipo. Esto es algo por el cual estoy muy orgullosa aqui en el Sagrado Corazon. Nosotros deverdad tenemos un gran equipo!!
RECAUDACION DE FONDOS YENTA DE DULCES: Las barras de chocolates ya llegaron.Estos son un surtido de chocolate con leche, mantequilla de mans y arroz crujiente vendiendosepor un dolar cada uno. Nosotros estamos pidiendo a los padres que per favor se presenten a laoficina de la escuela a recoger un suplemento para vender. Gracias a ustedes esto ha sido unacampafia de recaudacion de fondos exitosa en el pasado. Yo se que podemos hacerlo tal comoeste tiempo con su apoyo. Dios los bendiga.
SEGURIDAD DE LA ESCUELA: Este tema crece cads dia. Nosotros hemos decidido instalarun Sistema de Alarma ADT como una medida de precaucien. Otras medidas estan bajoconsideraciOn. Por ahora, este nuevo Sistema de Alarma costarA a la escuela noon para Instalar yveinticinco &Stares mensuales pars mantenerlo. Aqui tambion usted puede ayudarnos. Nosotros
usaremos algo de nuestro dinero recaudado en la campafia de tondos para pagar por la instalaciOn.
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a d
iffe
rent
tim
esc
ale:
The
min
utes
wer
e cr
awlin
g, a
nd P
iete
rs h
ad ju
stco
me
to, i
nstr
uct m
e ab
out s
omet
hing
Ikn
ew,'
for
the
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N'S
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thou
sand
th ti
me.
Per
haps
he
unde
rest
imat
ed m
yin
telli
genc
e; b
ut m
ore
likel
y he
was
'bre
akin
g m
ein
',m
easu
ring
my
tole
ranc
e. T
he d
ie-c
uttin
gm
achi
nes
wer
e w
hini
ng in
cess
antly
and
abov
e th
eir
nois
e th
em
adde
ning
sou
nd o
f Sp
ring
bok
Rad
io s
cree
ched
out
of a
sm
all h
ome-
mad
e so
undb
ox h
angi
ngfr
om th
ew
hite
was
hed
conc
rete
roo
f w
hich
was
sup
port
edby
colo
ssal
, whi
tew
ashe
d cy
lindr
ical
pill
ars.
The
wal
lsto
o w
ere
whi
tew
ashe
d. T
he th
irty
or
sofa
ctor
y `g
irls
'w
ere
wor
king
noi
sily
atth
eir
tabl
es b
ehin
d m
e,ch
atte
ring
and
gig
glin
g as
if tr
ying
toou
tdo
the
mac
hine
s an
d th
e ra
dio.
Tea
-bre
ak, m
y fi
rst t
here
, had
bee
n an
ord
eal
ofey
es s
tudy
ing
me
from
beh
ind
larg
e m
ugs
and
the
tins
that
wer
e us
ed a
s te
acup
s. F
ortu
nate
ly, t
he'g
irls
' had
thei
r ow
n te
a-ro
om, o
ther
wis
e it
wou
ld h
ave
been
wor
se. T
here
wer
e si
xtee
n'b
oys'
, inc
ludi
ng m
ysel
f,ro
und
the
long
unv
arni
shed
tabl
e. I
was
sitt
ing
atth
efa
r si
de, a
pun
gent
toile
t doo
r be
hind
me
not t
hety
pe th
at y
ou s
it on
, but
a h
ole
inth
e fl
oor
for
squa
tting
ove
r. I
cou
ld n
ever
bri
ng m
ysel
f to
use
itdu
ring
all
the
eigh
t mon
ths
I sp
ent w
orki
ngth
ere.
The
tea
was
the
only
thin
g th
e fi
rm c
ould
offe
r. Y
oubo
ught
you
r ow
n br
ead
and
anyt
hing
that
you
coul
daf
ford
to g
o w
ith it
. Sin
ce I
had
n't k
now
nth
at, a
ndha
dn't
had
a ce
nt in
my
pock
et w
hen
I w
asta
ken
onin
the
mor
ning
, I w
as n
ot e
atin
g. A
fter
bein
g tip
ped
by a
nei
ghbo
ur w
ho w
orke
d ne
xt d
oor
toD
etai
l tha
ton
e' 'b
oy' h
ad s
ever
ed h
is f
inge
rs w
ith th
egu
illot
ine
and
ther
e m
ight
be
a 's
pace
', I
had
borr
owed
a tw
enty
cent
pie
ce f
or th
e tr
ain
ticke
t 'an
d ru
shed
ther
e. S
ono
w I
sat
at t
he e
ndof
the
tabl
e, n
ot k
now
ing
wha
tto
do
with
my
hand
s an
dfe
elin
g lik
e a
spec
imen
for
hum
an s
tudy
' and
con
tem
plat
ion
'whi
leth
e ot
hers
wer
e hu
rrie
dly
eatin
gth
eir
firs
t mea
l of
the
day.
The
170
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N'S
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IDE
`gir
ls' w
ere
chat
ting
at th
e to
psof
thei
r vo
ices
in th
eot
her
room
. One
of
the
'boy
s' s
ugge
sted
that
Joh
nha
d cu
t his
fing
ers
on p
urpo
se to
get
wor
kers
'in
sura
nce
mon
ey. T
hey
talk
ed a
bout
it u
ntil
the
buzz
er s
ound
ed a
fter
fif
teee
n m
inut
es.
At l
unch
I h
ad n
owhe
re to
go.
I de
cide
d to
fam
iliar
ise
mys
elf
with
the
neig
hbou
rhoo
d. I
t was
one
of th
ose
rust
y in
dust
rial
out
skir
ts o
f to
wn
whe
re o
nese
es n
o on
e bu
t gre
ase-
stai
ned
over
all-
clad
mec
hani
csan
d ha
ndy-
men
. Not
hing
but
truc
ks a
nd v
ans
off-
load
ing
sem
i-pr
oces
sed
good
s. O
urfi
rm w
as a
t the
sout
hern
end
of
Moo
i str
eet,
unde
r a
maz
eof
high
way
s, w
ith H
eide
lber
g ro
ad f
orm
ing
aT
with
Moo
ist
reet
; and
run
ning
into
min
e du
nes.
I f
ollo
wed
Moo
ist
reet
-in
the
dire
ctio
n of
Car
lton
Cen
tre.
I ha
d an
hour
, a h
ungr
y ho
ur to
kill
. Not
that
my
empt
yst
omac
h w
orri
ed m
e; w
ell,
it w
orri
ed m
e on
ly b
ecau
seit
was
an
unco
mfo
rtab
le s
ensa
tion
whi
ch c
ould
not
be
tota
lly ig
nore
d. S
omeo
ne w
as w
alki
ngbe
side
me.
His
tall
shad
ow h
ad f
alle
n in
line
with
min
e. B
oth
of u
sha
d ou
r ha
nds
in o
ur p
ocke
ts. I
mov
ed a
side
to g
ive
him
way
to p
ass
but h
e di
d no
t.`H
awu,
saw
ubon
a m
fow
ethu
.' H
eex
tend
ed h
ism
assi
ve h
and
to g
reet
. It w
as o
ne o
f th
e 'b
oys'
from
the
firm
; tal
l, re
cedi
ng f
oreh
ead,
sm
ooth
dar
ksk
inan
d on
e ey
e. I
n th
e on
e ey
e an
d th
e w
ide
grin
Ico
uld
read
rec
ogni
tion,
alth
ough
I h
ad n
ever
see
n th
e m
anm
ysel
f. H
is E
lmer
ski
pper
that
was
no
long
erits
orig
inal
whi
te b
ut b
row
nish
, and
the
flim
sy d
ark
trou
sers
that
cam
e to
' jus
t abo
ve h
isna
ked
ankl
es,
wer
e w
orn
with
out a
ny th
ough
tof
phy
sica
l dec
orat
ion,
but o
nly
to c
over
the
body
. I g
ave
him
my
hand
.`S
eem
s yo
u. d
on't
reco
gnis
e m
e, b
ut I
kno
w y
ou.
I
have
see
n yo
u at
Mzi
mhl
ope.
' He
was
telli
ng th
e tr
uth.
:1 f
elt s
light
ly e
mba
rras
sed
at n
ot k
now
ing
a m
an
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N'S
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IDE
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who
kne
w r
ne. I
t's a
lway
s lik
e th
at. A
nyw
ay h
e di
dno
t kno
w m
e by
nam
e ei
ther
. 'I
can'
t eve
n re
cogn
ise
you.
Let
alo
ne p
lace
you
,' I
answ
ered
, als
o sh
owin
gm
y te
eth.
`My
nam
e is
Som
dali.
I a
lso
stay
at M
zim
hlop
e,' h
esa
id b
y w
ay o
f in
trod
uctio
n.`M
zim
hlop
e? W
hich
sid
e?' I
was
ask
ing
with
due
rega
rd f
or h
is f
eelin
gs, n
ot w
ishi
ng to
mak
e hi
m f
eel
awkw
ard.
.I h
ad a
lrea
dy p
lace
d hi
m in
'Aus
chw
itz'
from
his
appe
aran
ce a
nd th
e w
ay h
e sp
oke
with
ade
ep Z
ulu
acce
nt. P
eopl
e bo
rn a
nd b
red
in S
owet
osp
eak
ever
y la
ngua
ge in
a c
hara
cter
istic
way
.T
he n
orth
ern
side
of
the
stat
ion,
' and
see
ing
that
he h
ad f
inal
ly to
div
ulge
the
guar
ded
dom
icile
, he
amas
sed
enou
gh c
oura
ge to
tell
me,
'in
the
host
el.'
`Oh,
I s
ee. M
y na
me
is M
tutu
. I s
tay
in.
.. i
n th
elo
catio
n.'
`Yes
. I h
ave
seen
you
ther
e, w
hen
I'm g
oing
to a
ndfr
om th
e st
atio
n.' T
hey
hold
a s
ervi
tude
, a r
ight
of
way
in th
e lo
catio
n an
d ar
e ha
rdly
wor
th a
sec
ond
glan
ce f
rom
the
loca
tion
resi
dent
s, e
xcep
t may
be th
e_d
ark
nigh
t's c
hild
ren
who
nev
er f
ail t
o co
llect
the
dues
on
Frid
ays
and
mon
th-e
nds,
or
the
falle
n w
omen
who
pro
vide
the
host
eler
s w
ith f
emal
eco
mpa
ny f
orsa
le.
1-I
did
not h
ave
anyt
hing
tosa
y. W
e w
ent a
few
ipac
es b
efor
e he
con
tinue
d. 'Y
ou w
ere
luck
y to
arr
ive
firs
t. O
negu
y cu
t his
fing
ers
with
the
guill
otin
eye
ster
day.
Tha
t thi
ng n
eeds
to b
e op
erat
ed w
ithr-
care
, it's
dan
gero
us. Y
ou'v
e fi
lled
that
guy
's s
pace
.'.1
:um
not
com
men
t. 'T
hey'
re g
oing
to te
ach
you
-the
mac
hine
s to
o.' I
let h
imgo
on.
'But
you
won
'ttie
pai
d be
fore
you
're r
egis
tere
d. T
hey
firs
t tak
e a
ir--
- erso
n on
tria
l:'w
as in
tere
stin
g. 'H
ow lo
ng is
the
tria
l ?'.
172
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N'S
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`Tw
o, th
ree
wee
ksPi
eter
s de
cide
s. B
ut a
g, it
'son
ly a
way
to g
et f
ree
labo
ur o
ut o
fth
e pe
ople
they
empl
oy b
efor
e th
ey r
egis
ter
them
. Pie
ters
is th
eow
ner
of th
e fi
rm. H
e ta
kes
the
good
-loo
king
gir
lsaw
ay in
his
VW
sta
tion
wag
on'to
cle
an h
is h
ouse
'be
fore
he
regi
ster
s th
em. Y
ou s
houl
d se
e hi
m a
mon
gth
e gi
rls
acts
like
a b
ull t
hat h
as b
een
kept
alo
ne f
orm
onth
s, w
hen
it is
rel
ease
d am
ong
a he
rd o
f co
ws.
Som
e of
the
girl
s ar
e m
arri
ed. W
hen
thei
r hu
sban
dsw
ant t
o ta
lk to
them
on
the
phon
e, o
r co
me
look
ing
for
them
at l
unch
or
afte
r w
ork,
he
refe
rs to
them
as
`boy
frie
nds'
. Oth
erw
ise
he h
as a
littl
e se
nse
of h
umou
rw
hen
he h
as n
ot g
ot o
ut o
n th
e w
rong
sid
e of
his
bed
in th
e m
orni
ng. H
is a
ssis
tant
is a
loof
and
has
an
affa
irw
ith o
ne o
f th
e tw
o In
dian
gir
ls in
the
offi
ce.'
`How
muc
h is
the
star
ting
pay?
'`T
wen
ty-f
ive
rand
a w
eek.
Thi
rty
for
thos
e w
hoha
ve b
een
with
the
firm
ove
r th
ree
year
s. T
he w
omen
,I
don'
t kno
w.'
He
told
me
a lit
tle m
ore
abou
t him
self
, tha
t he
had
com
e fr
om M
ond
lo n
ear
Vry
heid
inN
atal
to w
ork
inJo
hann
esbu
rg w
ith a
for
ged
pass
eig
ht y
ears
bef
ore,
that
he
had
been
with
Det
ail f
or tw
o ye
ars
and
(he
mus
t hav
e gu
esse
d I
was
cur
ious
to k
now
) th
at h
eha
dlo
st h
is e
ye in
a s
tick-
figh
t com
petit
ion
whe
n he
was
ate
enag
er, a
n un
fort
unat
e ac
cide
nt f
or w
hich
no-
one
coul
d be
bla
med
. 'Y
our
mou
th is
dry
. You
mus
t be
hung
ry.'
'I'm
use
d to
it, m
fo. D
on't
wor
ry,'
I sa
id p
olite
ly.
'Say
it a
gain
, mfo
wet
hu. W
e ar
e al
l use
d to
it a
ton
e tim
e or
- an
othe
r of
our
live
s. B
ut I
have
fif
tyce
nts
here
. Let
's g
o bu
y so
me
mag
ewu.
'.
Tha
t was
how
I s
truc
k up
a f
rien
dshi
p w
ith th
em
an f
rom
the
host
el. A
t the
end
of
the
firs
t wee
k he
lent
me
mon
ey to
buy
a w
eekl
y tic
ket,
gave
me
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N'S
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ic'ii
a.re
ttes
ever
y da
y w
ithou
t bei
ngas
ked;
we
ate
and
.talk
ed to
geth
er d
urin
g lu
nch
and
entr
aine
dto
geth
erM
zim
hlop
e an
d Fa
rada
y St
atio
ns.
Tel
l me
= w
ho c
ould
den
y su
ch a
man
frie
ndsh
ip?
fcou
ld s
ee th
at p
eopl
e w
e m
et w
ho k
new
me
alw
ays
onde
red
wha
t I w
as u
p to
with
a 'c
ount
ry b
oy',
but
ylne
w b
ette
r. H
owev
er I
nev
er in
vite
d hi
m h
ome
rivh
at c
ould
I in
vite
him
for
? T
o re
min
d hi
m th
at h
e'a
lso
had
a fa
mily
he
was
den
ied?
And
it w
as n
ot u
ntil
afte
r I
had
been
reg
iste
red
that
he
invi
ted
me
to th
eho
stel
'jus
t to
see
whe
re I
live
'.
`Reg
istr
atio
n fo
r w
ork
is s
uch
an in
tere
stin
g ex
ampl
etir
if a
way
of
killi
ng a
man
's p
ride
that
I c
anno
t pas
s it
Eby
' with
out m
entio
n. I
t was
on
Mon
day,
aft
er tw
oi'W
eeks
of
unre
war
ded
labo
ur a
nd p
erse
vera
nce,
that
Piet
ers
gave
me
a le
tter
whi
ch s
aid
I ha
d be
en e
mpl
oy-
5ed
as
a ge
nera
l lab
oure
r at
his
fir
m. I
was
to ta
keth
e.le
tter
to th
e no
tori
ous
80 A
lber
t Str
eet.
Mon
day
isus
ually
the
busi
est d
ay th
ere
beca
use
ever
ybod
yW
akes
up
on th
is d
ay d
eter
min
ed to
fin
d a
job.
The
yen
d up
dej
ecte
d, c
row
ding
the
labo
ur o
ffic
e fo
rjo
bs.
Tha
t Mon
day
I w
oke
,up
elat
ed, w
hist
ling
all t
hej4.V
ay a
sI
clea
ned
the
coal
sto
ve, m
ade
fire
to w
arm
-:.th
e ho
use
for
thos
e w
ho w
ere
still
asl
eep,
and
took
pmy
toot
hbru
sh a
nd w
ashi
ng r
ags
toth
e ta
p ou
tsid
eth
e to
ilet.
The
col
d w
ater
was
rev
ivif
ying
as
I sp
lash
edr.
it o
ver
my
uppe
r bo
dy. I
gre
eted
'Sta
r', a
lso
was
hing
R a
t the
' tap
dia
gona
lly o
ppos
ite m
yho
me.
The
n I
took
F, th
e w
ashi
ng b
asin
, hal
f-fi
lled
it w
ith w
ater
and
wen
tin
to th
e la
vato
ry to
was
h th
e re
st o
f m
e. W
hen
Iha
dfi
nish
ed w
ashi
ng a
nd d
ress
ing
I ba
de th
em g
oodb
ye a
t4
hom
e an
d 's
et o
ut, s
wep
t int
o th
e to
rren
t of
wor
kers
174
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N'S
' Mb
rush
ing
to th
e st
atio
n. S
omda
li ha
d re
ache
d th
e st
atio
firs
t and
we
wai
ted'
for
our
trai
ns w
ith th
e hu
ndri
dial
read
y on
the
plat
form
.. T
he g
uys
from
the
loca
tio-i
iipr
efer
to w
ait f
or tr
ains
on
the
stat
ion
brid
ge. M
any
of:7
'th
em lo
oked
like
chi
ldre
n w
ho d
id n
ot w
ant t
o go
43'
..tsc
hool
. I d
id n
ot s
ympa
thiz
e w
ith th
eM. T
he li
ttlel
time
my
brot
hers
.hav
e to
them
selv
es, ,
Satu
rday
and
Sund
ay, s
ome
of th
em s
pend
wor
ship
ping
Bac
chus
., ;-
r';1
The
trai
n sc
hedu
le w
as g
eare
d to
the
mor
ning
rus
hlho
ur. F
rom
fou
r in
the
mor
ning
the
trai
ns .h
adl
rum
bled
in w
ith p
reca
riou
s fr
eque
ncy.
If
yoti
stag
'sne
ar th
e ro
ad to
the
host
el y
ou a
re w
oken
up
by th
e.il
shuf
fle
of a
myr
iad
foot
falls
long
bef
ore
the
firs
ttr
ain.
I h
ave
seen
thes
e pe
ople
on
my
way
hom
e w
heiif
:th
e no
ctur
nal b
ug h
as b
itten
me.
All
I ca
n sa
y is
that
:an
end
less
flo
w o
f re
solu
te m
en, h
aste
ning
in th
e in
ky;
mis
ty m
orni
ng d
own
Moh
ale
stre
et to
the
awes
ome
appa
ritio
n.I
had
arri
ved
ten
min
utes
ear
ly a
t the
sta
tion.
The
`nin
ety-
five
' to
.Geo
rge
Goc
h pa
ssed
Mzi
mhl
ope
whi
le 7
;1,
I w
as th
ere.
Thi
s tr
ain
brou
ght t
he f
ree
mor
ning
;st
untm
an s
how
. The
dar
edev
ils r
an a
long
the
roof
of
the
trai
n, a
few
cen
timet
res
from
the
nake
d ca
ble
_-ca
rryi
ng th
ousa
nds
of e
lect
ric
volts
, and
duc
keV
iun
der
ever
y py
lon.
One
mis
timed
ste
p, a
slip
and
refl
ex a
ctio
n w
ould
sen
d hi
s ha
nd c
lasp
ing
for
supp
ort
No
com
men
t fro
m a
ny o
f us
at t
he s
tatio
n. T
he tr
ain
show
s .h
ave
been
goi
ng o
n si
nce
time
imm
emor
ial a
nd .;
have
lost
thei
r m
agic
.M
y tr
ain
to F
arad
ay a
rriv
ed, b
urst
ing
alon
g th
ese
ams
with
its
load
. The
spa
ces
betw
een
the
adja
cent
coac
hes
wer
e fi
lled
with
peo
ple.
So
the
only
way
Ico
uld
get o
n th
e tr
ain
was
by
wed
ging
thys
elf
amon
gth
ose
hang
ing
on p
erilo
usly
by
hook
ing
thei
r fi
nger
sin
to th
e na
rrow
run
nels
alo
ng th
e to
ps o
f th
e co
ache
s, !
:
TO
KIL
L A
MA
N'S
PR
IDE
175
thei
r fe
et o
n th
e do
or le
dges
. A s
light
wan
deri
ng o
f th
em
ind,
a s
udde
n sw
ayin
g of
the
trai
n as
it s
witc
hed
lines
, bri
ngin
g th
e w
eigh
t of
the
othe
rs o
n to
p of
us,
alo
st g
rip
and
anot
her
labo
ur u
nit w
ould
be
abru
ptly
term
inat
ed. W
e hu
ng o
n fo
r de
ar li
fe u
ntil
Fara
day.
In P
iete
rs's
off
ice.
Fou
r au
tom
atic
tele
phon
es, t
wo
scar
let a
nd tw
o or
ange
col
oure
d, tw
o fa
ncy
asht
rays
,a
gild
ed b
all-
pen
stan
d co
mpl
ete
with
gild
ed p
en a
ndch
ain,
two
flat
pla
stic
tray
s, th
e on
e on
the
left
mar
ked
IN a
nd th
e ot
her
one
OU
T, a
ll di
spla
yed
onth
e bl
and
face
of
a la
rge
high
ly-p
olis
hed
desk
. Und
erm
y fe
et a
thic
k ca
rpet
that
mad
e m
e fe
el li
ke a
pie
ceof
dir
t. O
n th
e so
ft o
pal g
reen
wal
l on
my
left
a b
igfr
amed
`D
esid
erat
a' a
nd a
bove
me
a ce
iling
of
heav
en-
ly s
plen
dour
. Beh
ind
the
desk
, wea
ring
a s
hort
cre
am-
whi
te s
afar
i sui
t, le
anin
g ba
ck in
a re
gal f
lexi
ble
arm
chai
r, h
is h
airy
legs
(th
e pa
le s
kin
of w
hich
curi
ousl
y m
ade
me
thin
k of
a f
rog'
s ve
ntra
l sid
e)ba
lanc
ed o
n th
e ed
ge o
f th
e de
sk in
the
man
ner
of a
sher
iff
in a
n ol
d-fa
shio
ned
wes
tern
, blu
e-ey
ed, s
light
-ly
bal
d, ja
ckal
-fac
ed o
verl
ord.
`You
've
got y
our
pass
?'`Y
es, m
iste
r Pi
eter
s.' T
hat o
ne d
id n
ot w
ant t
o be
calle
d ba
ns:
`Let
me
see
it. I
hop
e it'
s th
e ri
ght o
ne. Y
ou g
ot a
perm
it to
wor
k in
Joh
anne
sbur
g?'
`I w
as b
orn
here
, mis
ter
Piet
ers.
' My
hand
s w
ere
resp
ectf
ully
beh
ind
me.
`It d
oesn
't fo
llow
.' H
e re
mov
ed h
is le
gs f
rom
the
edge
of
the
tabl
e an
d op
ened
a d
raw
er. O
ut o
f it
heto
ok a
sm
all b
undl
e of
type
d pa
pers
. He
sign
ed o
ne o
fth
em a
nd h
ande
d it
to m
e. `
Go
to th
e pa
ss o
ffic
e.D
on't
spen
d tw
o da
ys th
ere.
Oth
erw
ise
you
com
eba
ck a
nd I
've
take
n so
meb
ody
else
in y
our
plac
e.'
He
squi
nted
his
eye
s at
me
and
wag
ged
his
tong
ue,
176
TO
KIL
L A
MA
N'S
PR
ID
tryi
ng to
am
use
me
the
way
he
wou
ld tr
y to
mak
eba
by s
mile
. .T
hat r
eally
am
used
me,
his
tryi
ng A
O;
amus
e m
e th
e w
ay h
e w
ould
a b
aby.
I th
ough
t he
had'
'a
baby
's m
ind.
..
`Esi
baye
ni'..
Tw
o st
orey
red
-bri
ck b
uild
ing
occu
py--
;in
g a
who
le b
lock
. Add
ress
: 80
Alb
ert s
tree
t, or
sim
ply
'Pas
s O
ffic
e'. A
cros
s th
e st
reet
, hal
f th
e bl
ock
(the
rem
aini
ng h
alf
a pa
rkin
g sp
ace
and
'hom
e' o
f th
eho
mel
ess
met
hyla
ted
spir
it dr
inke
rs o
f th
e ci
ty)
take
nup
by
anot
her
red-
bric
k st
ruct
ure.
Not
off
ices
this
time,
but
'Esi
baye
ni' (
at th
e kr
aal)
itse
lf. N
o qu
estio
n:w
hy it
has
bee
n ca
lled
that
. The
who
le b
lack
popu
latio
n of
Joh
anne
sbur
g ab
ove
pass
age
kno
ws
that
pla
ce.
Lik
e I
said
, it w
as f
ull o
n a
Mon
day,
ful
l of
wre
tche
d m
en w
ith d
efea
ted
eyes
sitt
ing
alon
g th
egu
tters
on
both
sid
es o
f A
lber
t Str
eet,
othe
rs g
roup
edw
here
the
sun'
s ra
ys le
aked
thro
ugh
the
skys
crap
ers,
and
the
rest
mill
ing
abou
t. W
hen
a ca
r dr
iven
by
aw
hite
man
wen
t up
the
stre
et p
ande
mon
ium
bro
kelo
ose
as m
en, I
mea
n di
rty
slov
enly
men
, tro
tted
behi
nd it
and
fou
ght t
o gi
ve th
eir
pass
es f
irst
. If
the
whi
te p
erso
n ha
d no
t com
e fo
r th
at p
urpo
se th
eycu
rsed
him
unt
il he
wen
t out
of
sigh
t. O
ccas
iona
llya
truc
k or
van
wou
ld c
ome
to p
ick
up la
bour
ers
for
api
ece
job.
The
cle
rk w
ould
sho
ut o
ut th
e nu
mbe
rof
men
that
wer
e w
ante
d fo
r su
ch a
nd s
uch
a jo
b, s
ayfo
rty,
and
dou
ble
the
num
ber
wou
ld b
e al
l ove
r th
etr
uck
befo
re y
ou c
ould
say
'sto
p'. N
one
of th
emw
ould
wan
t to
mis
s th
e cu
t, w
hich
cau
sed
quite
som
epr
oble
ms
for
the
empl
oyer
. A s
hrew
d bu
sine
ssm
anw
ould
take
all
and
sim
ply
divi
de th
e m
oney
he
had
laid
out
am
ong
the
who
le g
roup
, as
it w
as le
ft to
him
to d
ecid
e ho
w m
uch
to p
ay f
or a
pie
ce jo
b. E
very
-bo
dy w
as s
atis
fied
inth
e en
dth
e te
mpo
rary
n
TO
:KIL
L A
MA
N'S
PR
IDE
177
empl
oyer
hav
ing
his
wor
k do
ne in
hal
f th
e tim
e he
had
barg
aine
d fo
r, a
nd e
ach
of th
e la
bour
ers
with
enou
gh f
or a
tick
et b
ack
to th
e pa
ss-o
ffic
e th
efo
llow
ing
day,
and
_may
be te
nce
nts
wor
th o
f di
sh-
wat
er a
nd .b
read
fro
m th
e oi
ly r
esta
uran
ts in
the
neig
hbou
rhoo
d, f
or th
ree
days
. Tho
se w
how
ere
smar
t and
fam
iliar
with
the
way
s of
the
-pas
s-of
fice
hand
ed th
eir
pass
es in
with
twen
ty a
nd/o
r fi
fty-
cent
piec
es b
etw
een
the
page
s. T
his
gave
them
fir
stpr
efer
ence
, and
they
cou
ld c
hoos
e th
e be
tter
jobs
.T
he q
ueue
to 'E
siba
yeni
'w
as m
ovin
g sl
owly
. It
snak
ed a
bout
thir
ty m
etre
s ar
ound
the
corn
er o
fPo
lly s
tree
t. It
had
take
nm
e m
ore
than
an
hour
tore
ach
the
door
. Ins
ide
the
ten-
foot
wal
lw
as a
nas
phal
tre
ctan
gle,
long
itudi
nal b
ench
es a
long
the
oppo
site
wal
l in
the
shad
e of
narr
ow ti
n le
dges
, fill
edw
ith b
ored
-loo
king
men
, toi
lets
on th
e lo
wer
sid
e of
the
rect
angl
e, f
acin
g w
ide
bust
ling
door
s.It
wou
ldta
ke m
e an
othe
r th
ree
hour
sto
rea
ch th
e cl
erks
. If
Ifi
nish
ed th
ere
just
bef
ore
lunc
h-tim
e, it
wou
ld m
ean
that
I w
ould
not
be
thro
ugh
with
my
regi
stra
tion
byfo
ur in
the
afte
rnoo
n w
hen
the
pass
off
ice
clos
ed.
Fort
unat
ely
I ha
d tw
enty
cen
ts a
ndI
knew
that
the
blac
kjac
ks w
ho w
orke
d th
ere
wer
e no
thin
g bu
tst
arvi
ng le
eche
s. O
ne to
okm
e up
the
queu
e to
fou
rpe
ople
who
sto
od b
efor
ea
snar
ling
whi
te b
oy. T
hose
who
se p
lace
s ah
ead
ofm
e in
the
queu
e ha
d be
enus
urpe
d w
aste
d th
eir
brea
th g
rum
blin
g.T
he m
an in
fro
nt o
f m
e co
uld
not u
nder
stan
d w
hat
was
bei
ng b
awle
d at
him
in A
frik
aans
. The
cle
rkga
veup
exp
lain
ing,
not
pre
pare
d to
use
any
oth
er la
ngua
geth
an h
is o
wn.
I f
elt t
hat a
t his
age,
abo
ut tw
enty
, he
shou
ld b
e at
RA
U le
arni
ng to
spe
ak o
ther
lang
uage
s.T
hat w
ay h
e w
ould
n't b
urst
a ve
in tr
ying
to e
xpla
inev
eryt
hing
in o
ne to
ngue
just
bec
ause
itw
as h
is. H
e
178
TO
KIL
L A
MA
N'S
PR
IDE
was
eith
er b
one-
head
ed o
r do
wnr
ight
lazy
or
else
impa
tient
to 'r
ule
the
Ban
tus'
..
He
took
a r
ubbe
r st
amp
and
bang
ed it
fur
ious
ly o
non
e of
the
page
s of
the
man
's p
ass,
and
thre
w th
ebo
ok in
to th
e m
an's
fac
e. `
Go
to th
e ot
her
build
ing,
stup
id!'
The
man
sai
d, T
hank
s,' a
nd e
lbow
ed h
is w
ay to
the
door
.`N
ext!
Wat
soe
k jy
?' h
e as
ked
in a
bel
licos
e vo
ice
whe
n m
y tu
rn to
be
snar
led
at c
ame.
He
had
frec
kles
all o
ver
his
face
, and
a w
eak
jaw
.I
gave
him
the
lette
r of
em
ploy
men
t and
exp
lain
edin
Afr
ikaa
ns th
at I
wan
ted
E a
nd F
car
ds. M
y us
e of
his
lang
uage
eas
ed s
ome
of th
e te
nsio
n ou
t of
him
. He
aske
d fo
r m
y pa
ss in
a s
light
ly c
alm
er m
anne
r. I
gav
eit
to h
im a
nd h
e pa
ged
thro
ugh.
'Goo
d, y
ou h
ave
perm
issi
on to
wor
k in
Joh
anne
sbur
g ri
ght e
noug
h.'
He
took
two
card
s fr
om a
pile
in f
ront
of
him
and
labo
riou
sly
wro
te m
y pa
ss n
umbe
rs o
n th
em. A
gain
Ith
ough
t tha
t he
shou
ld s
till b
e at
sch
ool,
lear
ning
tow
rite
pro
perl
y. H
e st
ampe
d th
e ca
rds
and
told
me
togo
to r
oom
six
in th
e ot
her
bloc
k.. T
here
wer
e ab
out
twel
ve o
ther
cle
rks
grow
ling
at p
eopl
e fr
om b
ehin
d a
cont
inuo
us U
-sha
ped
desk
, and
the
spac
e in
fro
nt o
fth
e de
sk w
as o
verc
row
ded
with
peo
ple
who
mad
e it
diff
icul
t to
get t
o th
e do
or.
Ano
ther
bla
ckja
ck b
arre
d th
e en
tran
ceto
- th
ebu
ildin
g ac
ross
the
stre
et. '
Whe
re d
o yo
u th
ink
you'
rego
ing?
''A
wn!
Wha
t's w
rong
with
you
? I'm
goi
ng to
roo
msi
xto
be
regi
ster
ed. Y
ou're
was
ting
my
time,
' Ian
swer
ed in
an
equa
lly u
nfri
endl
y w
ay. H
is e
yes
wer
ebl
oods
hot,
as b
ig a
s a
cow
's a
nd a
s -s
tupi
d, h
is b
reat
hw
as f
oule
d w
ith `
mai
-mai
', an
d hi
s at
titud
e w
as a
long
way
fro
m h
elpf
ul. el 4
TO
KIL
L A
MA
N'S
PR
IDE
179
He
spat
into
his
rig
ht h
and,
rub
bed
his
palm
sto
geth
er a
nd g
rabb
eda
stic
k th
at w
as le
anin
g ag
ains
tth
e w
all n
ear
him
. 'G
o in
,' he
chal
leng
ed, i
ndic
atin
gw
ith a
tilt
of h
is h
ead,
and
dila
ting
his
gapi
ng n
ostr
ils.
His
beh
avio
ur p
erpl
exed
me,
mor
e th
an a
nger
ing
ordi
smay
ing
me.
It m
ight
be
that
he w
as d
runk
; or
was
Isu
ppos
ed to
pro
duce
som
ethi
ngfi
rst,
and
was
he
soun
cout
h as
not
to te
llm
e w
hy h
e w
ould
not
allo
wm
e to
go
in?
Wha
teve
r th
ere
ason
, I r
egre
tted
that
Ico
uld
not k
ick
som
e of
the
`rna
i-m
ai' o
ut o
f th
esa
ggin
g be
lly, a
nd p
roce
eded
on m
y w
ay. I
turn
ed to
see
if th
ere
was
any
one
else
witn
essi
ng th
eun
nece
ssar
yag
gres
sion
.!N
o, m
fo. Y
ou'v
e go
t to
wai
tfo
r ot
hers
who
are
also
goi
ng to
roo
m s
ix,'
expl
aine
da
man
with
hal
f hi
ste
eth
mis
sing
,w
eari
ng a
tatte
red
over
coat
and
noth
ing
to c
over
his
larg
e,pa
rche
d fe
et. A
nd, b
efor
eI
coul
d sa
y th
anks
: 'Sa
y,m
num
zane
, hav
e yo
u go
t aci
gare
tte o
n yo
u? Y
'kno
w, I
hav
en't
had
a si
ngle
smok
e si
nce
yest
erda
y.'
I ga
ve h
im th
eon
e sh
rive
lled
Lex
ingt
on I
had
inm
y sh
irt-
pock
et. H
e in
dica
ted
that
he
had
no m
atch
esei
ther
. I s
earc
hed
mys
elf
and
gave
the
box
to h
im. H
isha
nds
shoo
k vi
olen
tly w
hen
he li
tan
d sh
ield
ed th
efl
ame.
`E
il B
abal
aaz
has
me.
''Y
a, n
eh,'
I sa
id, f
or th
e sa
keof
say
ing
som
ethi
ng.
The
man
turn
ed a
nd w
alke
daw
ay a
s if
his
fee
t wer
eso
re. I
lean
ed a
gain
st th
e w
all a
nd w
aite
d.W
hen
ther
ew
ere
a go
od m
any
of u
s w
aitin
g th
ega
teke
eper
grun
ted
that
we
shou
ld f
ollo
w h
imin
side
to a
noth
erbu
stlin
g'k
raal
'. T
hat
was
whe
re th
e bl
ack
cler
kssh
oute
d ou
t the
jobs
at f
ifty
cent
s a
piec
e or
mor
e,de
pend
ing
on w
heth
er th
eyw
ere
perm
anen
t or
tem
pora
ry. T
he m
en in
ther
ew
ere
figh
ting
like
mad
to r
each
the
row
of
win
dow
s w
here
they
han
d in
thei
r
180
TO
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L A
MA
N'S
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IDE
pass
es. W
e fo
llow
ed th
e bl
ackj
ack
up a
slo
ping
cem
ent w
ay r
isin
g to
agr
een
doub
le d
oor.
The
re w
as n
owhe
re it
was
n't f
ull a
t the
pass
-off
ice.
Her
e to
o it
was
ful
l of
the
sam
e m
iser
able
figu
res
that
wer
e bu
zzin
g al
l ove
r th
e pl
ace,
but
this
tim
e th
eyst
ood
in a
ser
ies
ofqu
eues
at a
long
cou
nter
like
the
one
acro
ss th
e st
reet
,- o
nly
this
one
was
L-s
hape
dan
d th
e w
hite
cle
rks
behi
nd th
e br
ass
grill
e w
ore
ties.
I de
cide
d th
at th
ey w
ere
ofa
bette
r cl
ass
than
the
othe
rs, a
lthou
gh th
ere
was
no
doub
t tha
tth
ey a
lso
had
the
sam
e ro
tten
man
ners
and
arr
ogan
ce. T
hebl
ackj
ack
left
us
with
ano
ther
one
who
told
us w
hich
queu
es to
join
. Our
car
ds w
ere
take
n an
d ha
nded
to a
lady
fili
ng c
lerk
who
wen
t to
look
for
our
reco
rds.
I w
as r
ight
! T
he c
lerk
sw
ere,
at b
otto
m, a
ll th
esa
me.
Whe
n I
reac
hed
the
coun
ter
I pu
shed
my
pass
unde
r th
e gr
ille.
The
man
who
took
it h
ad c
lose
-cr
oppe
d ha
ir a
nd a
thin
sha
rp f
ace.
He
wen
tth
roug
hm
y pa
ss c
heck
ing
it ag
ains
t a p
hoto
stat
rec
ord
with
my
nam
e sc
raw
led
on to
p in
a h
andw
ritin
g th
at I
did
not k
now
.`W
here
hav
eyo
u be
en f
rom
Jan
uary
unt
il no
w,
Sept
embe
r?' h
e sa
id in
a c
old
voic
e, lo
okin
g at
me
from
beh
ind
the
grill
e lik
ea
god
abou
t to
adm
onis
h a
sinn
er.
I ha
ve h
eard
som
e fu
nny
tale
s, f
rom
man
y te
llers
,'w
hen
it co
mes
to a
nsw
erin
g th
atqu
estio
n. S
ee if
you
reco
gnis
e th
is o
ne:
CL
ER
K:
Hee
r, m
an. W
aar
was
jy a
l die
tyd,
jong
?(L
ord,
man
. Whe
re h
ave
you
been
all
the
time,
jong
?)M
AN
:I
... I
was
mad
, baa
s.C
LE
RK
:M
ad!?
You
thin
k I'm
your
unc
le, k
affe
r?
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L A
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N'S
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181
KA
FFE
R: N
oba
as, I
was
mad
.C
LE
RK
:Jy
..
. jy
dink
.. (
and
the
whi
te m
an's
mou
th d
rops
open
with
no
wor
ds c
omin
gou
t.)K
AFF
ER
:(C
omin
g to
the
resc
ue o
f th
eba
as w
ithan
exp
lana
tion)
At h
ome
they
tell
me
that
I w
as m
ad a
llal
ong,
baa
s. 'S
true
.C
LE
RK
:W
here
are
the
doct
or's
pape
rs?
You
mus
tha
ve b
een
toho
spita
l if
you
wer
e m
ad!
(With
ann
oyan
ce.)
KA
FFE
RI
was
trea
ted
by a
witc
hdoc
tor,
baa
s.N
ow I
am
bet
ter
and
have
fou
nda
job.
Such
ans
wer
sse
rve
them
rig
ht. I
f it
isth
eir
aim
toha
rass
the
poor
peo
ple
with
impo
ssib
lequ
estio
ns,
then
they
sho
uld
expe
ct e
quiv
alen
t ans
wer
s. I
did
not,
how
ever
,sa
y so
met
hing
out
of
the
way
. I to
ldth
e tr
uth.
'Loo
king
for
wor
k.'
`Loo
king
for
wor
k, w
ho?'
`Baa
s.'.
`Tha
t's r
ight
. And
wha
t hav
eyo
u be
en li
ving
.on
all
alon
g?' h
e as
ked,
like
a go
d.`S
crou
ngin
g, a
nd lo
okin
g fo
rw
ork.
' Per
haps
he
did
not k
now
that
amon
g us
bla
cks
a m
an is
neve
r th
row
nto
the
dogs
.`S
teal
ing,
huh
? Y
ou s
houl
dha
ve b
een
caug
htbe
fore
you
foun
d th
is jo
b. D
oyo
u kn
ow th
atyo
uha
ve c
ontr
aven
edse
ctio
n tw
o, n
ine,
for
nine
mon
ths?
Do
you
know
that
you
wou
ld h
ave
gone
to ja
il fo
rtw
o ye
ars
ifyo
u ha
d be
en c
augh
t, ts
otsi
?T
hese
polic
emen
are
not
doi
ng th
eir j
ob a
nym
ore,
' he
said
,tu
rnin
g hi
s at
tent
ion
to th
est
amps
and
pap
ers
infr
ont o
f hi
m.
I ha
d w
ante
d to
tell
him
that
if I
had
had
a ch
ance
182
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L A
MA
N'S
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to s
teal
, I w
ould
not
hav
e he
sita
ted
to d
o so
, but
:II
stop
ped
mys
elf.
It w
as th
e w
ise
thin
g to
act t
imid
:in:1
the
circ
umst
ance
s. H
e ga
ve m
e th
epa
ss a
fter
sta
mpi
ng 5
it. T
he b
lack
jack
told
me
whi
ch c
orri
dor
to.f
ollo
w.
foun
d m
en s
ittin
g on
ben
ches
alo
ngsi
deon
e w
all a
ndst
ood
at th
e en
d of
the
queu
e. T
hem
an in
fro
nt o
fm
e sh
ifte
d an
d I
sat o
n th
e ed
ge. T
his
time
the
queu
ew
as r
easo
nabl
y fa
st. W
e m
oved
for
war
d on
the
seat
sof
our
pan
ts. I
f yo
u w
ante
d to
pre
vent
them
shi
ning
you
had
to s
tand
up
and
sit,
stan
d up
and
sit.
You
;co
uld
not f
ollo
w th
e lin
e st
andi
ng. T
he p
atro
lling
blac
kjac
k m
ade
you
sit i
nan
em
barr
assi
ng w
ay.:i
Hal
fway
to th
e do
or w
ew
ere
appr
oach
ing,
the;
tm
an n
ext t
o m
e re
mov
ed h
is u
pper
clo
thes
. All
the
othe
rs n
eare
r to
the
door
had
thei
r cl
othe
s bu
ndle
dun
der
thei
r ar
mpi
ts. I
did
the
sam
e.W
e w
ere
all v
acci
nate
d in
the
firs
tro
om a
nd m
oved
on to
the
next
one
whe
re w
e w
ere
X-r
ayed
by
som
eim
patie
nt b
lack
tech
nici
ans.
The
sna
king
line
of
blac
k bo
dies
rem
inde
d m
e of
pri
sone
rs b
eing
sea
rche
d.T
hat w
as w
hat 8
0 A
lber
t Str
eet
was
all
abou
t...
The
last
par
t of
the
med
ical
exa
min
atio
nw
as th
em
ost d
isgr
acef
ul.
Ido
n't k
now
whe
ther
'it w
asde
sign
ed to
sav
e ex
pens
e or
on s
ome
othe
r gr
ound
of
expe
dien
cy, b
ut o
n m
e it
had
the
effe
ct o
f di
shon
our.
Aft
er b
eing
X-r
ayed
we
coul
d pu
ton
our
shi
rts
and
cros
s th
e co
rrid
or to
the
doct
or's
cub
icle
. Out
side
wer
e pe
ople
of
both
sex
es w
aitin
g to
set
tle th
eir
own
affa
irs.
You
pas
sed
them
bef
ore
ente
ring
the
cubi
cle,
insi
de w
hich
sat
a f
at w
hite
man
in a
whi
te d
ust-
coat
with
a f
ace
like
an o
wl,
behi
nda.
sim
ple
desk
. The
man
who
had
gon
e in
ahe
ad o
f m
e w
as z
ippi
ngup
his
fly.
I u
nzip
ped
min
e an
d st
ood
faci
ng th
e ow
l beh
ind
the
desk
, hol
ding
my
trou
sers
with
bot
h ha
nds.
He
tilte
d hi
s fa
t fac
e to
the
righ
t and
left
twic
eor
thri
ce.
9
TO
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L A
MA
N'S
PR
IDE
183
la. Y
our
pass
.'I
hitc
hed
my
trou
sers
up
whi
le h
e ha
rrie
d m
e to
give
him
the
pass
bef
ore
I co
uld
zip
my
trou
sers
. Ist
raig
hten
ed m
ysel
f at
leis
ure,
'in
spite
of
his
`Gou
,go
u, g
ou!'
My
prid
e ha
d be
en h
urt e
noug
h by
ex-
posi
ng m
ysel
f to
him
, with
the
man
beh
ind
me
prep
arin
g to
do
so a
nd th
e on
e in
fro
nt o
f m
e ha
ving
done
the
sam
e, a
row
of
men
of
diff
eren
t age
spa
radi
ng th
emse
lves
bef
ore
a bo
red
owl.
Whe
n I
fini
shed
dre
ssin
g I
gave
him
the
pass
. He
put a
littl
em
aroo
n st
amp
som
ewhe
re in
am
ongs
t the
last
pag
es.
It m
ust h
ave
mea
nt th
at I
was
fit
to w
ork.
The
med
ical
exa
min
atio
n w
as o
ver
and
the
wom
enon
the
benc
hes
outs
ide
pret
ende
d th
ey d
id n
otkn
ow. T
he y
oung
whi
te la
dies
clic
king
thei
r he
els
upan
d do
wn
the
pass
ages
sho
wed
you
they
kne
w. Y
ouhe
ld y
ours
elf
toge
ther
as
best
as
you
coul
d un
til y
ouva
nish
ed f
rom
thei
r si
ght,
and
you
neve
r to
ld a
ny-
body
els
e ab
out i
t.
'Maa
r, m
y fr
iend
. Why
don
't yo
u co
me
with
me.
toth
e ho
stel
one
day
? Ju
st to
see
whe
re I
sta
y, a
nd m
eet
som
e of
the
guys
who
com
e fr
om N
atal
with
me.
Are
you
afra
id?'
Som
dali
aske
d as
we
wen
t thr
ough
the
barr
iers
at F
arad
ay s
tatio
n.It
was
the
thir
d w
eek
afte
r I
had
been
to th
e pa
ssof
fice
. I w
as e
ven
begi
nnin
g to
get
use
d to
the
twen
ty-
five
ran
d an
d fe
w c
ents
in a
bro
wn
enve
lope
that
the
Indi
an la
dy b
ookk
eepe
rs in
the
offi
ce h
ad g
iven
me,
and
whi
ch m
ade
me
feel
ver
y as
ham
ed e
ach
time
Ire
ceiv
ed it
. I f
elt l
ike
a du
pe w
hen
I ha
d to
go
to th
eof
fice
to s
ign
for
chic
ken
feed
aft
er w
orki
ng h
ones
tlyfo
r a
who
le w
eek
and
taki
ng P
iete
rs's
sco
rn w
ithou
tan
y co
mpl
aint
. He
'see
med
to th
ink
that
we,
the
184
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L A
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N'S
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IDE
wor
kers
, dep
ende
d on
him
for
a li
ving
and
to f
orge
tth
at h
e, in
turn
, .de
pend
ed o
n ou
r la
bour
for
his
easy
life.
May
be th
is w
as b
ecau
se h
e kn
ew th
at th
egr
eate
rde
man
d .w
asfo
r jo
bs, f
or w
ork,
not
for
labo
ur.
Eve
rybo
dy w
as a
t his
mer
cy. S
omda
li ha
d be
en r
ight
abou
t the
bul
l-lik
e be
havi
our
ofou
r bo
ss..
He
beha
ved
like
a sh
eikh
in a
har
em. N
one
of th
ew
omen
like
d it,
but t
hey
had
to h
ide
thei
r di
sapp
rova
l as
long
as
they
wan
ted
to r
emai
n w
orki
ng. W
e on
ly g
ritte
dou
r te
eth
and
let h
im c
ontin
ue.
..I
coul
d no
t ref
use
Som
dali'
s in
vita
tion.
It
was
not
an in
vita
tion
.to a
coc
ktai
l par
ty b
ut it
was
an
invi
tatio
n ri
ght e
noug
h. S
uch
are
the
invi
tatio
ns o
fth
e si
mpl
e. A
part
fro
m th
e fa
ct th
at h
ew
as m
y fr
iend
,in
the
even
ings
I u
sual
ly h
ad n
othi
ngto
do
at h
ome
but l
iste
n to
the
hyst
eric
alsc
ream
s of
my
sist
ers'
babi
es, w
hile
bei
ng a
sked
to s
hift
this
way
and
that
inth
e do
ll's
hous
e. A
nd th
e ho
stel
was
no
long
erda
nger
ous:
'sev
enty
-six
had
com
e an
d go
ne. B
efor
eSo
mda
li in
vite
d m
e th
ere,
the
host
elw
as to
me
apl
ace
I kn
ew o
f an
d di
dn't
know
abo
ut. I
kne
wit
mus
t be
hell
to li
ve th
ere
fam
ily m
en w
ithou
tfa
mili
es, m
arri
ed m
en w
ithou
t wiv
es. T
hat
was
how
Iha
d se
en it
, and
that
was
whe
rem
y co
ncer
n en
ded.
But
whe
n it
com
es to
the
mis
ery
of li
feon
e ha
s to
part
ake
to r
eal!
), u
nder
stan
d. T
he d
eepe
stpa
ngs
of th
e m
an c
augh
t up
in s
qual
orar
e ne
ver
real
ly f
elt
from
a s
afe
dist
ance
. Mos
t peo
ple
shri
nk f
rom
expe
rien
cing
wha
t it
feel
s lik
e to
be
dow
n, li
ckin
gth
e ba
se o
f th
e dr
ain.
Som
dali'
s in
vita
tion
was
my
chan
ce to
get
to th
e co
re o
f ho
stel
life
.In
ord
er f
or y
ou to
und
erst
and
why
I h
adne
ver
care
d ab
out t
he h
oste
l, rt
hink
a br
ief
desc
ript
ion
ofho
w I
vie
wed
the
host
el f
rom
afa
rw
ill b
e ne
cess
ary.
At f
irst
the
secu
rity
of
the
host
elw
as ti
ght,
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wat
chm
en a
t eve
ry g
ate,
pre
vent
ing
outs
ider
s fr
omen
teri
ng th
e pr
emis
es. P
erha
ps s
omeo
ne s
till h
ad a
little
con
scie
nce,
and
wis
hed
to' t
ry a
nd h
ide
the
sham
eful
pla
ce. A
s tim
e w
ent o
n th
is s
ecur
ity s
lack
ened
until
ther
e w
as f
ree
traf
fic
betw
een
the
loca
tion
and
the
host
el, a
lthou
gh o
nly
men
wen
t the
reit
wou
ldha
ve b
een
shee
r m
adne
ss f
or a
wom
an to
go
into
that
enca
mpm
ent o
f de
priv
ed m
en. E
ven
then
it w
asm
ainl
y th
e lo
catio
n dr
unks
who
wen
t in
afte
r th
epo
ison
ous
brew
of
yeas
t, br
own
brea
d, b
row
n su
gar
and
wat
erm
bam
ba, s
koki
aan
and
othe
r va
riat
ions
of th
e sa
me
thin
g w
hich
they
con
sum
ed th
ere
out o
fsi
ght o
f th
e pe
ople
of
the
loca
tion.
We
only
wen
tth
ere
to s
ell s
omet
hing
a w
atch
may
be, t
he h
oste
l-er
s be
ing
ever
pre
pare
d to
'sna
tch
a ba
rgai
n'or
to u
se th
e sh
ower
s an
d qu
ickl
y re
turn
to th
e lo
catio
n.T
he f
ew in
mat
es w
ith a
ven
ture
som
e sp
irit
or h
avin
gre
lativ
es 'o
utsi
de',
mos
t of
who
m h
ad b
een
disc
over
edth
ere
in th
e G
olde
n C
ity b
y th
e tr
acin
g of
line
age,
wen
t out
to m
ix w
ith th
e lo
catio
n pe
ople
. Bla
ckpe
ople
see
m to
bel
ieve
that
they
are
all
rela
ted
toea
ch o
ther
in th
is w
ay. T
his
way
you
can
nev
er b
elo
st, w
here
ver
you
go, b
ecau
se e
very
body
with
the
sam
e su
rnam
e or
cla
n-na
me
as y
ou is
reg
arde
d as
are
lativ
e an
d is
obl
iged
to y
ou. O
ther
s fo
rmed
ban
dsw
ho in
vade
d th
e lo
catio
n at
nig
ht s
olel
y to
rap
e an
dki
ll, s
o th
at th
ere
was
som
eone
lyin
g de
ad s
omew
here
in th
e sm
all l
ocat
ion
once
in e
very
wee
k. T
his
gave
the
host
el p
eopl
e a
form
idab
lene
ss th
at m
ade
itdi
ffic
ult t
o be
frie
nd th
em o
r to
sym
path
ise
with
thei
rte
rrib
le lo
t.T
he b
ulk
of th
e in
mat
es c
hose
to s
tay
'insi
de' a
tw
eeke
nds,
fill
ing
in th
e em
ptin
ess
of th
eir
lives
with
alco
hol a
nd tr
aditi
onal
song
that
bro
ught
them
nost
algi
a fo
r th
e pl
aces
of
thei
r bi
rth,
the
ban-
en
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hope
less
ness
of
..whi
chha
d dr
iven
them
. to
gath
ersc
rapS
in th
e hu
man
jung
les
of J
ohan
nesb
urg.
Mur
der
was
als
o ri
fe in
side
.'D
ehum
aniz
ed p
eopl
elo
se th
eir
conc
ern
for
life:
. -'W
e liv
elik
e ho
gs, w
ild d
ogs
or a
ny.
othe
r ne
glec
ted
anim
als.
: The
pets
of.
. abe
Lun
guliv
ebe
tter
than
we,
' Som
dali
wou
ldsa
y to
me
on a
day
whe
n. h
e w
as in
a- r
eally
dep
ress
ed -
moo
d.N
orm
ally
he n
ever
com
plai
ned.
..`O
kay
Som
dali,
go. w
ith y
ou to
day.
It's
stil
lea
rly,
' I s
aid
and
saw
that
he
was
ple
ased
..
At t
he s
tatio
n.a
man
nam
ed J
oe, w
how
as a
lrea
dyqu
ite f
amili
ar w
ithSo
mda
li fr
om d
ice
gam
es in
the
host
el, j
oine
dus
. Som
dali
and
Joe.
wer
e fr
iend
s, o
nly
that
was
rat
her
cost
ly to
the
form
er. W
hat k
ept t
hem
goin
g w
as th
atSo
mda
li pr
ovid
edbe
ers.
Inn
ocen
tSo
mda
li w
asno
t aw
are
of th
eex
ploi
tatio
n an
dde
rive
d gr
eat s
atis
fact
ion
from
livi
ng. w
itham
ajita
, as
he w
ould
.'sa
y..
The
re -
was
no n
eed
to w
ise
him
up. I
coul
d :n
ot h
elp
laug
hing
insi
de ..
whe
nI
hear
d Jo
epr
omis
ing
to g
etSo
mda
li a
wom
an a
nd to
lead
the
latte
r. to
a .`
spot
'.T
he e
xped
ition
sal
way
s en
ded
upw
ith b
oth
of th
emdr
unk
and
Som
dali
clai
min
g th
athe
. had
bee
n.pi
ckpo
cket
ed a
t the
'spo
t', b
utno
t sor
eab
out i
t, pe
rhap
sco
nsid
erin
g it
as p
art o
f th
e sa
crif
ice
of le
arni
ng. t
o liv
eSo
wet
o-st
yle.
-The
thre
eof
us
wen
tup
..Moh
ale
stre
etw
ith th
e w
ave
ofco
untle
ss p
eopl
e,tu
rned
dow
nC
arr
stre
et a
nd f
ifty
met
res
late
r cr
osse
dth
e :n
ew. S
owet
ohi
ghw
ay w
here
it st
arte
d sk
irtin
gM
zim
hlop
e. `
..
We
.ent
ered
.the
firs
t's
tree
t' to
our
left
. It w
as th
efi
rst t
ime
that
I ha
d be
ento
the
host
elto
vis
itso
rneo
ne-
(I :h
ad'g
one
ther
e .o
n. im
pers
onal
mat
ters
)an
d na
tura
llym
y se
nses
:wer
e: s
harp
.T
he .f
irst
thin
gth
at. t
old-
you'
you
t.wer
e in
a di
ffer
ent p
lace
was
the
smel
t han
ging
in th
eai
r, th
e st
ench
of
rotti
ng r
ubbi
sh,
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N'S
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urin
e, d
irty
wat
er a
nd n
egle
cted
toile
ts, a
n un
hygi
enic
muc
ky-
atm
osph
ere
that
alm
ost m
ade
you
puke
: If
you'
ve e
ver
been
nea
r a
pigs
ty, t
hen
you
have
the.
righ
t ide
a. N
ot th
at I
rat
e th
e lo
catio
nm
uch
bette
r,bu
t at l
east
the
loca
tion
smel
ls o
f lif
e,no
t neg
lect
. As
we
wen
t dee
per
into
the
host
el I
was
dis
gust
ed to
thin
k th
at it
was
hum
ans
who
let
othe
r hu
man
s liv
elik
e th
at, i
n th
e lo
wes
tst
ate
of d
erel
ictio
n: a
nd y
etth
eir
swea
t fue
lled
the
econ
omy
of th
e co
untr
y- to
keep
it g
oing
. The
so-
calle
d la
stba
stio
n ag
ains
t rov
ing
Mar
xism
; a b
astio
n of
men
scr
apin
g sm
all s
ooty
enam
el p
ots
to c
ook
the
tom
atoe
s, o
nion
s an
d m
ealie
mea
l the
y ha
d in
pla
stic
car
rier
s.A
bas
tion
of m
enw
astin
g aw
ay o
n sk
okia
an,
a ba
stio
n of
men
was
hing
over
alls
in th
e w
ater
-tro
ughs
;a
bast
ion
of m
enw
alki
ng in
the
open
in th
eir
unde
rpan
ts. D
on't
coun
tm
e in
, and
cou
nt S
omda
li ou
t too
.T
he f
irst
dor
mito
ryw
as f
ifty
sho
rt p
aces
long
.T
hree
doo
rs. A
gap.
Ano
ther
pile
of
brow
nish
, gre
yish
bric
ks a
nd u
ndul
atin
g as
best
oson
top;
this
tim
e th
eto
ilets
. Six
bas
ins
in' a
row
in a
n en
clos
ure
with
nodo
or a
nd th
e w
-all
goin
g on
lyha
lfw
ay u
p so
that
apa
sser
by c
ould
see
a pe
rson
sitt
ing
insi
de. A
djac
ent t
oth
is: h
igh
narr
ow tr
ough
s,ap
pare
ntly
to w
ash
dish
esin
. Beh
ind
this
: low
, dee
pce
men
t tro
ughs
for
was
hing
clot
hes
in. T
he lo
ngitu
dina
lha
lf o
f th
is p
lace
anem
pty
room
with
eig
ht s
how
ers.
Am
an w
as v
igor
ousl
yru
bbin
g so
ap o
n hi
s na
ked
glis
teni
ngbo
dy u
nder
one
of th
em. T
he lo
ng d
orm
itori
esal
tern
ated
with
the
toile
ts. A
man
obe
ying
the
call
of n
atur
e in
the
mid
dle
of th
e ni
ght h
adto
wal
k ou
tsid
e fo
r no
t les
sth
an f
ifte
en p
aces
wel
l, lik
e in
the
loca
tion.
The
wis
e th
ing
to d
ow
as to
be
arm
ed w
hen
goin
g to
the
toile
t.T
here
had
bee
nan
atte
mpt
to m
ake
the
plac
e
c
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hom
ely,
may
be w
hen
itw
as s
till n
ew. P
each
tree
slin
ed o
ur w
ay o
n bo
th s
ides
and
thro
ugh
the
gaps
betw
een
the
build
ings
I. s
aw th
at th
ere
wer
e ga
rden
patc
hes
with
wilt
ing
plan
ts, m
ostly
mai
ze a
ndpo
tato
es. T
he g
rass
beh
ind
and
betw
een
the
build
ings
grew
wai
st h
igh.
The
ste
nch
was
unb
eara
ble.
At l
engt
h, a
fter
jum
ping
and
ste
ppin
g ar
ound
the
pudd
les,
we
cam
e to
whe
re S
omda
li st
ayed
.H
epu
shed
the
met
al d
oor
inw
ards
with
out k
nock
ing.
The
noi
se it
mad
e pu
t our
teet
hon
edg
e. H
e w
ent i
nah
ead
and
as w
e fo
llow
ed, m
y fo
ot s
ank
into
sta
gnan
tw
ater
just
in f
ront
of
the
door
. The
re w
asa
buzz
of
agita
ted
inse
cts.
Whe
n yo
u go
into
a p
lace
whe
re p
eopl
ear
e liv
ing,
you
expe
ct to
find
som
ethi
ng, a
tle
ast,
whi
chin
dica
tes
that
this
is s
o. B
ut in
the
host
elyo
u ar
eut
terl
ydi
shea
rten
ed. T
he d
oor
open
ed in
toa
med
ium
-siz
ed r
oom
. The
flo
orw
as b
are,
dus
t-la
den
cem
ent.
Nea
r th
e w
all f
acin
g th
e do
or, w
hich
had
two
squa
res
cut i
nto
it fo
r w
indo
ws
that
had
neve
r be
encl
eane
d si
nce
the
host
elw
as b
uilt,
wer
e tw
o ta
bles
mad
e of
cem
ent s
labs
on m
etal
stil
ts c
omin
g ou
t of
the
floo
r. T
he b
ench
es o
n op
posi
te s
ides
of
the
tabl
esw
ere
also
mad
e of
cem
ent s
labs
res
ting
on s
ewer
age
pipe
s. T
wo
old
men
in d
enim
ove
ralls
sat a
t one
tabl
eta
lkin
g in
a d
ull m
urm
ur a
nd a
ppar
ently
drin
king
from
a p
last
ic c
onta
iner
bet
wee
n th
em. T
hey
did
not
even
rai
se th
eir
eyes
to s
ee w
ho w
as c
omin
g in
. Aga
inst
the
side
wal
ls w
ere
long
ste
el c
abin
ets
from
whi
ch th
egr
een
pain
t had
pee
led
long
ago
and
whi
chru
st n
owco
vere
d al
mos
t com
plet
ely.
The
y ex
tend
edfr
om th
efr
ont w
all h
alf
the
leng
th o
f th
esi
de w
alls
to tw
oop
enin
gs o
n th
e le
ft a
nd r
ight
. The
wal
lsw
ere
not
plas
tere
d an
d th
e as
best
os r
oof
rest
edon
raf
ters
that
wer
e co
ated
with
thic
k la
yers
of
soot
and
spi
der-
web
s.
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The
soo
t mig
ht h
ave
com
e fr
om a
bra
zier
dur
ing
win
ter.
We
follo
wed
Som
dali
to th
e op
enin
g on
the
righ
t,in
to a
clo
set f
or f
our
peop
le s
leep
ing
in th
e co
rner
s.T
he f
irst
ope
ning
led
to a
noth
er, i
nto
a cl
oset
exa
ctly
the
sam
e as
the
one
we
had
pass
ed, e
xcep
t tha
t it w
asth
e la
st a
nd h
ad o
nly
one
open
ing
to it
. Eig
ht m
en o
nei
ther
sid
e of
the
cent
ral r
oom
, whi
ch m
eant
six
teen
men
to o
ne d
oor
and,
ther
e be
ing
thre
e do
ors
in th
elo
ng d
orm
itori
es, f
orty
-eig
ht m
en to
one
uni
t fif
typa
ces
long
. The
re is
abs
olut
ely
no p
riva
cy th
ere.
You
slee
p in
you
r co
rner
of
the
clos
et, o
n th
e do
or-l
ike
lid o
f a
bric
k ki
st in
whi
ch y
ou a
re s
uppo
sed
to k
eep
your
pos
sess
ions
, a m
etre
fro
m th
e m
an n
ext t
o yo
uan
d th
e m
en b
elow
you
.T
he la
st c
lose
t was
ful
l of
men
hud
dled
aro
und
asm
all o
ne-p
late
sto
ve h
ardl
y a
foot
hig
h fr
om w
hich
a th
in b
atte
red
chim
ney
pipe
ros
e to
a s
mal
l hol
e in
the
roof
. The
sun
was
set
ting
and
it w
as c
old
in th
e`h
ouse
', al
thou
gh th
e m
iddl
e of
sum
mer
was
not
long
gone
. Wor
n, d
irty
shr
eds
and
blan
kets
wer
e he
aped
on
the
woo
den
lids
and
from
the
smut
ty r
afte
rs h
ung
all
sort
s of
dus
t-co
vere
d ra
gs, j
acke
ts, o
verc
oats
, jer
seys
and
wha
teve
r yo
u m
ay c
are
to n
ame.
The
re w
as e
ven
a bi
cycl
e su
spen
ded
with
a w
ire,
and
two
elec
tric
guita
rs. A
sm
ell o
f ro
tting
foo
d, s
wea
t and
the
coal
-sm
oke
from
the
min
iatu
re s
tove
stif
led
the
air.
Sudd
enly
the
nake
d bu
lb b
linke
d al
ive
and
shed
alig
ht th
at m
ade
the
room
eer
ie, c
astin
g da
rkne
ss in
the
corn
ers.
`Thi
s is
my
bed,
maj
ita, m
ake
your
selv
es a
t hom
e,'
Som
dali
said
and
took
off
his
jack
et w
hich
he
adde
dto
the
clot
hes
hang
ing
near
his
'bed
'. W
e sa
t on
the
kist
, Joe
set
tling
dow
n be
side
me
with
out s
how
ing
any
sign
of
surp
rise
at t
he u
nspe
akab
le li
ving
con
-e`
;
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ditio
ns. A
s I
said
, he
was
use
d to
per
sona
l vis
itsto
the,
,ho
stel
. As
for
me,
Iw
as s
hock
ed.
Aft
er h
angi
ng h
is c
oat S
omda
li tu
rned
to g
reet
the
othe
rs. W
hen
we
had
com
e in
;hey
had
just
gla
nced
at
us a
nd r
esum
ed th
eir.
Con
vers
atio
n..T
he A
fric
anw
ayof
ent
erin
g th
e co
mpn
y of
oth
ers
is f
orth
e ne
wco
rner
to a
nnou
nce
him
self
by
gree
ting.
fir
st. I
t is
the
'um
thak
athi
' (w
izar
d) w
ho a
rriv
esun
seen
. `So
nibo
narm
-ek
haya
(G
ood
even
ing
at h
ome)
.'.,
`Aw
u, S
omda
li! Y
ou a
re b
ack
from
esi
Lun
gwin
r:A
thin
'am
a B
hunu
? (W
hat d
o th
e B
oers
say?
)' T
hey
gree
ted
him
ent
husi
astic
ally
,as
if th
ey w
ere
notic
ing
Som
dali
for
the
firs
t tim
e.`W
hat c
an th
ey s
ay, b
ut c
ontin
ueto
giv
e .u
s th
e"sc
orpi
on's
bite
? E
r, m
adod
a, I
hav
e br
ough
tyo
u .a
frie
nd p
f m
ine
that
I w
ork
with
...
and:
hein
trod
uced
me,
sta
rtin
g w
ithm
y fi
rst n
ame
i.ans
inse
rtin
g th
e po
sses
sive
.pre
posi
tion
rka'
befo
re. :
msu
rnam
e. 'W
ell,
this
ske
lm J
oe y
ou k
now
.'O
ne m
an h
eld
my
hand
and
intr
oduc
edhi
mse
lf.
The
oth
ers
follo
wed
sui
t. I
coun
ted
eigh
t,of
. the
n*So
mda
li ca
me
to s
it ne
xt to
me.
'You
see
mno
t.tO
at e
ase,
my
frie
nd. R
elax
. You
mus
t. be
.sho
cked
.,.,
this
sta
ble
whe
n yo
use
e it.
for
the
firs
t tim
e.r-
You
get u
sed
to it
, mfo
wet
hu.'
,
`Let
's h
ope
I w
ill. B
ut I
dou
bt it
,' I
repl
ied.
`Thi
s is
our
rew
ard
for
wor
king
for
the
The
y do
n't c
are
how
you
live,
as
long
as
yout
tir.0
for
wor
k th
e fo
llow
ing
day,
.' sa
idSo
mda
li bi
tterl
y`T
hey
don'
t kno
w. O
ther
wis
e th
ey'd
be
asha
med
4th
emse
lves
,'I
answ
ered
, thi
nkin
g th
atno
,nor
mhu
man
bei
ng c
ould
con
scio
usly
tole
rate
oth
er p
eci2
livin
g th
at w
ay.
,... !
`You
thin
k so
?' S
omda
li se
emed
to d
isag
ree.
do y
ou s
ay o
f th
eve
ry id
ea o
f bu
ildin
g su
ch a
la
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of r
emov
ing
men
fro
m th
eir
fam
ilies
aft
er ta
king
thei
rliv
esto
ck a
nd w
hat l
ittle
land
they
had
, and
bur
ying
them
in f
ilth?
Is
that
not
mea
nt to
kill
a m
an's
pri
dein
him
self
?'I
unde
rsto
od w
hat S
omda
li m
eant
. Bef
ore
I co
uld
mak
e th
at k
now
n in
so
man
y w
ords
he
wen
t on,
with
gall
in h
is v
oice
, 'If
you
take
a m
an, a
mar
ried
man
,fr
om h
is w
ife
it's
tant
amou
nt to
cas
trat
ing
him
. Abu
llock
is c
astr
ated
to m
ake
it st
rong
for
. lab
our
purp
oses
.'`Y
es, S
omda
li is
rig
ht, n
doda
na (
son)
.' It
was
old
Khu
zway
o, th
e .g
rey-
head
sex
agen
aria
n So
mda
li ha
dto
ld m
e w
as li
ke a
fat
her
to th
em in
thei
r la
bour
cam
p de
ns. '
Com
e ne
arer
boy
, I w
ant t
o se
e yo
uw
hen
I ta
lk to
you
. Fan
a, s
it yo
urse
lf s
omew
here
.'Fa
na s
tood
up
from
the
tin o
f pa
int h
e w
as s
ittin
g on
.I
repl
aced
him
bes
ide
the
old
man
. The
littl
e st
ove
was
beg
inni
ng to
glo
w o
n th
e si
des,
a s
olita
ry p
otfi
lling
its
who
le f
ace
and
boili
ng f
urio
usly
. The
hea
t-w
ave
was
too
muc
h fo
r m
e, s
o I
shif
ted
a lit
tle b
ack-
war
d. T
he o
ld m
an a
lso
posi
tione
d hi
mse
lf to
look
dire
ctly
into
my
face
. His
Bus
hman
-lik
e fe
atur
es w
ere
attr
activ
e.`Y
a, n
doda
na k
a?
(Yes
, son
of?
)' I
answ
ered
him
by
fini
shin
g hi
s gr
eetin
g w
ith m
y na
me.
I d
id th
istw
ice
befo
re h
e he
ard
me
wel
l. 'Y
ou d
efen
d ab
eLun
guby
say
ing
they
do
not k
now
? N
ow, m
y bo
y, te
ll m
eth
is: i
s th
isth
e w
ay w
e liv
e, a
ll of
us
blac
ks -
our
righ
tful
lega
cy f
rom
the
ance
stor
s, o
r fr
om T
ixo
who
mad
e he
aven
and
ear
th?'
He
paus
ed, l
ooki
ng a
t me.
`Or
is it
an
appo
rtio
nmen
t tha
t our
con
quer
ors
thin
kfi
t for
us?
'`I
t is
the
latte
r, b
aba,
' I r
eplie
d w
ithou
t cer
tain
ty, a
sI
did
not k
now
wha
t old
Khu
zway
o w
as g
ettin
gar
ound
to. E
very
body
was
list
enin
g. D
oubt
less
they
BE
ST C
OPY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
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wer
e al
l sen
sitiv
e ab
out t
he q
uest
ion
of th
eir
stat
us in
the
soci
al s
trat
ific
atio
n. T
hey
knew
that
a m
an c
ould
not s
ink
low
er d
own
than
they
wer
e, a
nd th
e on
lyw
ay th
ey c
ould
let o
ff s
team
was
by
dam
ning
the
syst
em th
at d
egra
ded
them
. To
them
ever
y w
hite
man
stoo
d fo
r th
e fo
rces
that
hel
dth
em d
own
with
thei
rfa
ces
in th
e m
uck
of th
eho
stel
. In
othe
r w
ords
, the
irho
pele
ssne
ss b
red
a vo
lcan
ic r
acis
m.
`Tha
t is
righ
t,m
y bo
y. Y
ou a
re f
ollo
win
gm
y w
ords
wel
l. Y
ou s
ee, t
hey
have
laid
clai
m to
eve
ryth
ing
that
you
can
turn
you
r ey
es to
see.
If
ever
ythi
ng h
adgo
neac
cord
ing
to th
eir
desi
res
they
wou
ld h
ave
owne
dev
en u
s bl
ack
peop
le, t
o til
l the
soi
lfo
r th
em u
ntil
the
end
of th
e w
orld
. But
one
hum
an b
eing
can
not b
eow
ned
by a
noth
er. A
nd s
ince
they
are
una
ble
toow
nus
, all
they
lack
is a
way
to ju
stif
yge
noci
de. Y
ouca
nre
mov
e a
man
fro
m th
e fa
ce o
fa
piec
e of
pap
er,
scra
tch
his
nam
e ou
t and
pret
end
that
he
does
not
exis
t, bu
t you
can
not
rem
ove
him
phy
sica
lly f
rom
the
face
of
the
eart
h w
ithou
tm
urde
ring
him
. For
he
isbo
rn h
ere
and
so h
e di
es h
ere,
figh
ting
perh
aps
for
the
one
squa
re m
etre
he
owns
in th
e w
orld
. For
man
was
crea
ted
by N
kulu
nkul
uso
that
he
mig
ht a
vail
him
self
of th
at w
hich
um
hlab
a(e
arth
) w
as m
ade
to g
ive.
Man
was
not
cre
ated
to d
ivid
e fo
r ot
hers
that
whi
ch is
bad
and
to k
eep
that
whi
chis
goo
d fo
r hi
mse
lf. W
eal
l die
in th
e en
d an
d le
ave
ever
ythi
ng a
s w
e fo
und
it w
hen
we
wer
e bo
rn.'
`Ya.
The
old
man
is r
ight
, mfo
wet
hu. N
om
an is
orda
ined
to d
eter
min
eth
e fa
te o
f an
othe
r. I
fhe
has
,by
som
e vi
lem
eans
, usu
rped
the
othe
r's r
ight
to s
elf-
dete
rmin
atio
n, th
enpe
ace
is d
istu
rbed
. Whe
npe
ace
is d
istu
rbed
it is
alw
ays
a si
gn th
at s
omeo
ne w
ho is
diss
atis
fied
is tr
ying
to g
et h
is r
ight
ful s
hare
fro
mth
ew
orld
.' So
sai
d th
em
an w
ho h
ad in
trod
uced
him
self
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as B
onga
ni. I
had
trie
d to
vin
dica
te th
eir
oppr
esso
rsan
d th
ey a
ssai
led
me
from
all
dire
ctio
ns.
I at
tem
pted
to m
anoe
uvre
out
of
the
spot
I w
as in
by e
xpla
inin
g ex
actly
wha
t I h
ad m
eant
. 'W
hat I
inte
nded
to s
ay w
as th
at th
e m
ajor
ity o
f w
hite
s do
not k
now
how
you
live
bec
ause
the
who
le r
otte
nsi
tuat
ion
is c
amou
flag
ed. T
he h
arsh
enf
orce
men
t of
the
inhu
man
e la
ws
that
res
ult i
n su
ch c
ondi
tions
prod
uces
a c
alm
of
sort
s, a
nd th
is d
ecei
ves
them
into
thin
king
that
eve
rybo
dy is
satis
fied
exc
ept a
few
anar
chis
ts a
nd a
gita
tors
who
mus
t be
wee
ded
out.
Ith
ink
that
the
peop
le a
re v
ery
apt w
hen
they
ref
er to
the
polic
e as
"th
e ca
mou
flag
e" th
ese
days
, bec
ause
they
cam
oufl
age
blac
k ve
xatio
ns w
ith b
rute
vio
lenc
ean
d w
hene
ver
ther
e is
a m
arke
d "c
alm
" th
e w
hite
sar
e m
ade
to b
elie
ve th
at a
ll is
pea
cefu
l. W
hate
ver
the
caus
e of
str
ife
was
, it h
as b
een
settl
ed a
nd th
ings
are
unde
r co
ntro
l. T
he m
eans
by
whi
ch th
is h
as b
een
brou
ght a
bout
are
mad
e lig
ht o
f, o
r de
liber
atel
y an
dun
scru
pulo
usly
sup
pres
sed.
A c
ount
erfe
it pe
ace
ispr
oduc
ed f
or th
em. T
hey
don'
t kno
w w
hat i
s go
ing
on "
in th
eir
own
back
yard
". T
hat's
wha
t I m
eant
.'T
hey
seem
ed s
atis
fied
with
my
clar
ific
atio
n, f
or n
oon
e at
tack
ed m
e af
ter
that
.O
ld K
huzw
ayo
had
take
n to
me.
He
slap
ped
my
shou
lder
am
icab
ly. '
You
kno
w, m
y so
n, y
ou k
now
.Fo
r a
mom
ent I
thou
ght t
hat y
ou w
ere
lost
. You
rex
plan
atio
n ta
kes
my
min
d ba
ck to
the
end
of th
eSe
cond
Wor
ld W
ar. W
hen
the
time
cam
e to
ask
the
Ger
man
nat
ion
why
they
had
allo
wed
peo
ple
to b
ede
cim
ated
infr
ont o
f th
eir
eyes
, the
y sh
amef
ully
clai
med
that
they
had
not
kno
wn
wha
t was
taki
ngpl
ace
until
it w
as to
o la
te to
do
anyt
hing
abo
ut it
but
stan
d up
inde
fenc
e of
the
sove
reig
nty
of th
eir
coun
try.
It d
id n
ot h
elp
them
any
bec
ause
eve
rybo
dy
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aga
inst
them
.. T
heir
cou
ntry
was
div
ided
amon
gth
eir
enem
ies
beca
use
they
allo
wed
som
e fa
natic
s to
cont
rol t
heir
des
tiny.
'Blin
d. o
bedi
ence
and
gulli
bilit
yar
e';'
!'I
stay
ed lo
nger
than
I h
ad in
tend
edw
ith S
omda
lian
d hi
s m
ates
. Bon
gani
, who
had
been
coo
king
boili
ng a
n as
sort
men
t of
old
vege
tabl
esin
to a
thic
kso
upcu
t our
topi
c sh
ort b
y an
noun
cing
supp
er.
Eac
h m
an d
ived
. to
whe
re h
e ke
pt h
issp
oon
and,
at
the
drop
of
an e
yelid
, Iw
as a
lone
in f
ront
of
the
smal
l sto
ve: E
ven
Khu
zway
o ha
d be
ensu
rpri
sing
lysw
ift f
or h
is a
ge. J
oeca
me
from
the
shad
ows
to s
it on
the
old
man
's p
last
ic m
ilkcr
ate.
I sa
w w
hy th
ey h
ad b
een
so f
ast i
n th
eir
reac
tions
to B
onga
ni's
cal
l. T
hey
all a
te to
geth
erfr
om th
est
eam
ing
pot.
Thr
ee lo
aves
of
brea
dw
ere
plac
ed o
n a
shee
t of
pape
r th
atw
as s
prea
d on
the
dust
y fl
oor.
The
y br
oke
piec
es f
rom
the
loav
es a
ndsc
oope
d fr
omth
e po
t with
. the
ir s
poon
s. Y
ou c
ould
see
that
they
wer
e ra
cing
,' ea
ch w
antin
g to
dow
nm
ore
soup
and
piec
es o
f br
ead
than
the
next
man
. I d
on't
wis
h to
insu
lt th
ose
brot
hers
of
ours
, but
hav
e yo
u ev
er s
een
the
dead
ly e
xcite
men
t of
a pr
edat
or a
fter
mak
ing
aki
lling
? T
hey
even
fou
ght o
ver
spac
e.`D
amn
it, F
ana,
don
't pu
sh!'
snar
led
one
of th
em.
`Giv
e m
e sp
ace.
How
do
you
thin
k I'l
l rea
ch th
epo
t?' r
etor
ted
Fana
with
a fu
ll m
outh
.`Y
ou're
che
eky,
you
Fana
. One
day
I'll
bea
t it o
utof
you
,' th
e ot
her
one
thre
aten
ed.
Old
Khu
zway
o ru
led
for
peac
e. `
Aw
u, d
on't
figh
tov
er f
ood
like
pupp
ies,
boy
s. Y
ou're
spo
iling
ever
y-bo
dy's
mea
l. A
nd w
hile
you'
rebu
sy f
ight
ing,
the
food
is g
ettin
g fi
nish
ed.'
Supp
er o
ver,
Som
dali
sent
Fan
a to
buy
him
'mai
-m
ai' f
rom
the
oppo
site
dor
mito
ry.
Bon
gani
wen
t to
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was
h th
e po
t and
the
spoo
ns in
the
sink
out
side
.A
noth
er o
ne to
ok a
bro
om to
sw
eep
whe
re th
ey h
adbe
en e
atin
g.`N
o,bo
y.Y
ou'll
sw
eep
tom
orro
wm
orni
ng. T
he d
ust w
ill ta
ke ti
me
to s
ettle
dow
n,' s
aid
Som
dali,
pre
vent
ing
him
. He
colle
cted
onl
y th
ecr
umbs
they
had
-m
ade.
The
re w
as a
cer
tain
org
anis
-at
ion
in th
e w
ay th
ey li
ved.
The
you
ng o
nes
did
the
chor
es.
Whe
n B
onga
ni r
etur
ned
he r
emov
ed th
e gu
itars
from
thei
r pe
rche
s an
d. g
ave
one.
'to
Fana
. The
yco
nnec
ted
the
guita
rs to
an
ampl
ifie
r w
ith a
PM
10
and
stru
mm
ed f
or s
ome
seco
nds.
The
n, w
ith e
xtra
-or
dina
ry d
exte
rity
, the
y pl
ayed
a m
ovin
g `m
baci
ange
(a f
ast A
fric
an b
eat t
hat
isst
ill a
fav
ouri
te w
ithco
untr
y pe
ople
). T
he s
ound
of
an e
lect
ric
guita
r in
that
glo
omy
lair
, with
the
men
sitt
ing
arou
nd th
esm
all s
tove
and
list
enin
g so
rrow
fully
to th
e m
elod
ious
twan
gs,.
the
over
hang
ing
dust
-cov
ered
rag
s, th
e bi
cycl
e,th
e sh
adow
s ca
st b
y th
e di
m, s
tain
ed li
ght b
ulb,
mes
mer
ised
me
in a
way
whi
ch I
fai
l to
find
wor
ds to
desc
ribe
. Som
dali
was
dri
nkin
g hi
s be
er in
slo
w s
ips.
He
pass
ed th
e ca
n to
the
next
man
, who
took
a f
ewdr
augh
ts a
nd a
lso.
pas
sed
it on
. If
you
did
not w
ant
to d
rink
you
gav
e th
e ca
n to
the
man
bes
ide
you.
The
mus
ic p
ause
d w
hile
Bon
gani
and
Fan
a dr
ank.
The
yst
arte
d an
othe
r so
ng im
med
iate
ly a
fter
that
.`W
hat's
the
time,
Som
dali?
' I a
sked
, thi
nkin
g th
atat
hom
e th
ey w
ould
be
won
deri
ng w
hy I
had
not
retu
rned
fro
m w
ork.
I w
as th
ree
hour
s la
te a
lrea
dy.
`I d
on't
know
, my.
.fri
end.
You
wan
t to
go n
ow?
Mad
oda,
any
of
you
got a
wat
ch?'
Non
e ha
d, s
o on
eof
the
youn
ger
men
had
to g
o an
d as
k th
e tim
e in
the
oppo
site
hou
se, a
nd b
ring
ano
ther
can
of
beer
...`Y
es, n
doda
; I s
houl
d be
run
ning
aw
ay b
efor
e m
ype
ople
dec
ide
to g
o lo
okin
g fo
r. m
e at
the
polic
e-
196
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L A
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N'S
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IDE
stat
ions
.' It
was
aft
erni
ne. I
bad
e ev
eryb
ody
good
-
nigh
t and
sto
od to
go;
Joe
did
the
sam
e.So
mda
li
took
us
out.
'So
you'
ve s
een
whe
re I
sta
y, m
y fr
iend
.H
ope
you
com
e by
you
rsel
fwhe
n yo
u've
got
tim
e. S
o
long
.'`S
wee
t, So
mda
li. S
ee y
outo
mor
row
mor
ning
,' I
said
, and
we
part
ed.
As
we
cam
e ou
t of
the
gapi
ng f
ence
ont
o th
ehi
gh-
way
, I r
emar
ked
abou
t our
vis
it to
Joe
.`Y
ou k
now
, Joe
, I'v
e ne
ver
spen
t suc
h a
long
time
in th
e ho
stel
. Jes
us, m
an,
thes
e pe
ople
live
like
anim
als.
To
trav
el th
ew
hole
dis
tanc
e fr
om w
here
they
com
e fr
om to
sta
ylik
e th
is!'
'Ira.
It's
bad
, son
ny.
Thi
nk o
f th
e m
any
othe
rsuc
h
plac
es in
Sow
eto
alon
e.H
ow m
any
are
ther
e? L
et's
see
it's
this
one
, Dub
e,N
hlaz
ane,
Mer
afe,
Nan
ce-
fiel
d,' c
ount
ed J
oe.
'And
Die
pklo
of..
All
abou
t the
sam
e si
ze. H
undr
eds
of th
ousa
nds
ofdi
sgru
ntle
d m
en, l
eavi
ng h
undr
eds
ofth
ousa
nds
of s
tarv
ing
fam
ilies
in th
e so
-cal
led
hom
e-la
nds.
Tha
t's n
ot c
ount
ing
uslo
catio
n pe
ople
, bec
ause
we'
re n
ot m
uch
bette
rof
f th
an th
e ho
stel
resi
dent
s
exce
pt in
that
we
are
allo
wed
a te
mpo
rary
soj
ourn
with
our
fam
ilies
.''N
ot c
ount
ing
the
rest
of S
outh
Afr
ica
eith
er.
It's
not o
nly
Joha
nnes
burg
. All
over
the
coun
try
ther
e ar
e
peop
le w
ho h
ave
upro
oted
from
nor
mal
fam
ily li
feto
sla
ve in
the
citie
s. T
ake
Som
dali'
sbi
ttern
ess
and
mul
tiply
it a
bout
twen
tym
illio
n tim
es a
nd s
ee if
you
don'
t arr
ive
at a
ver
y sa
d an
dvo
lcan
ic s
tate
of
affa
irs,
'
said
Joe
, and
I s
ilent
lyag
reed
with
him
.A
t hom
e I
thou
ght
abou
t the
hos
tel b
efor
e I
doze
d
off.
The
mor
e I
reca
lled
all t
he d
etai
ls o
f m
y vi
sit
the
mor
e I
felt
depr
esse
d. M
y la
st th
ough
t was
that
the
wor
ld w
as s
till t
oo f
arfr
om p
erfe
ctio
n an
d th
at th
ose
d 9
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L A
MA
N'S
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E19
7
who
hop
edfo
r w
orld
pea
ce a
tthi
s po
int i
ntim
e w
ere
build
ing
cast
les
in th
e. a
ir.
It w
ould
not
be th
e la
st ti
me
I vi
site
dSo
mda
li.
Som
ethi
ng a
bout
the
dirt
and
the
deso
latio
nof
the
host
el a
ttrac
ted
me
stro
ngly
tow
ards
the
plac
e.
Inst
ead
of g
oing
ther
e fo
r vi
ce,
like
man
y of
the
loca
tion
peop
le, I
wen
t the
re o
utof
sym
path
yw
ith
my
frie
nds
and
may
beth
at is
why
Ife
lt so
str
ongl
y
abou
t the
way
they
live
d. W
hat's
mor
e,sh
arin
g th
e
empt
ines
s of
the
life
of S
omda
lian
d hi
s co
mra
des
fille
d, f
or m
e,th
e lis
tless
even
ings
on
stre
etco
rner
s,
outs
ide
the
shop
san
d at
the
stat
ion.
Eve
ryda
y w
e
gave
ven
t to
our
feel
ings
and
it w
asam
azin
g ho
w
ther
apeu
tic th
eex
erci
se w
as f
or m
e.It
gav
e m
eth
e
satis
fact
ion
ofkn
owin
g m
uch
mor
eab
out l
ife
than
thos
e w
ho p
refe
rth
e es
capi
smof
art
ific
ialit
y.
As
I co
ntin
ued
goin
g th
ere,
Idi
scov
ered
that
son
g
was
the
only
sol
ace
ofth
ose
lone
lype
ople
. At l
east
two
days
aw
eek
they
san
gtr
aditi
onal
cho
ral
mus
ic.
Aft
er s
uppe
rth
ey w
ould
asse
mbl
e in
the
adjo
inin
g
clos
et a
nd s
tart
sing
ing
with
the
cons
cien
tious
ness
of
a st
age
grou
pre
hear
sing
for
afe
te. H
eari
ngth
is,
Mbo
bo a
nd o
ther
sw
ould
com
e fr
omth
e op
posi
te
hous
e an
d jo
inin
the
sing
ing.
Som
e of
the
song
s w
ere
perf
orm
ed w
ithgr
acef
ul d
ance
s, s
oel
egan
tly c
arri
ed
out t
hat I
won
dere
d w
here
they
cou
ld a
llha
ve le
arnt
the
sam
e pa
ces.
Whe
n th
ey s
ang,
it w
as f
rom
the
core
of th
eir
soul
s,th
eir
eyes
gla
zed
with
mem
orie
sof
whe
re th
ey h
adfi
rst s
ung
thos
ely
rics
; and
inte
rrup
t-
ions
wer
e no
tto
lera
ted.
Som
etim
esI
was
so
mov
ed
by th
eir
mus
icth
at I
yea
rned
tojo
in th
em,
and
beca
use
I di
d no
tkn
ow th
e so
ngs
Isa
iled
away
in m
y
min
d fo
r pa
radi
ses
that
I c
onju
red
up,w
here
peo
ple
sang
thei
rtr
oubl
es a
way
.A
fter
an
even
ing
of
invi
gora
ting
talk
and
unta
inte
d A
fric
antr
aditi
onal
\"-
)L
.
198
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N'S
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IDE
song
I w
ent a
way
fee
linga
s if
I h
ad f
ound
trea
sure
in a
gra
veya
rd. T
hose
men
mig
ht b
e bu
ried
ther
e in
the
labo
ur c
amps
, but
;the
yar
e st
ill p
eopl
e an
d,be
caus
e th
ey li
ve in
the
thro
es o
f deb
asem
ent,
hum
anad
apta
bilit
y ha
s gi
ven:
them
'a m
ost s
impl
e an
dpr
actic
al a
ppro
ach
to li
fe, a
ndno
ne o
f th
e ill
usio
ns o
fpe
ople
who
live
com
fort
able
live
sor
str
ive
only
for
that
thro
ugho
ut th
eir
time
on e
arth
, nev
er a
chie
ving
it bu
t end
ing
up d
row
ning
thei
rfr
ustr
atio
ns in
the
plea
sure
s of
the
fles
h, h
alf-
imm
erse
din
into
xica
nts
and
half
out
of
thei
r m
inds
hal
fth
e tim
e, u
ntil
thei
rhu
man
ity r
ots
insi
de th
em. .
:I w
ould
rath
er d
epen
don
a p
oor
man
for
hel
p, b
ecau
sea
rich
man
, nev
erha
ving
kno
wn
hung
er h
imse
lf, w
illle
t you
go
away
with
an
empt
y st
omac
h.T
he w
eeke
nds
wer
e m
ost e
xciti
ng.
The
y m
ade
me
thin
k of
. wor
ds I
hea
rd f
rom
a fr
iend
(I
don'
t kno
ww
here
he
pick
ed th
em u
p). H
e w
ould
look
at s
ome
ofth
e pe
ople
we
wor
ked
with
, who
cam
e fr
om th
e ru
ral
area
s an
d sa
y, 'Y
ou c
an ta
ke th
em
an o
ut o
f th
eco
untr
y, b
ut y
ou c
an n
ever
take
the
coun
try
out o
fth
e m
an.'
On
Frid
ay th
e dr
eari
ness
was
stir
red
by a
din
that
rea
ched
a cr
esce
ndo
on S
unda
y af
tern
oon.
A ty
pica
l wee
kend
wen
t lik
e th
is:
afte
r lo
okin
g in
at h
ome
on F
rida
y, I
wou
ldgo
up
to th
e ho
stel
in th
eco
mpa
ny o
f Jo
e or
som
e of
the
guys
who
wen
t the
reto
aug
men
t the
ir s
cant
y pa
ypac
kets
with
Sow
eto'
sfa
vour
ite g
ame
of c
hanc
e,sh
ootin
g cr
aps
(dic
e).
Som
dali
was
a lo
yal w
orsh
ippe
rof
Bac
chus
. I w
ould
find
him
sitt
ing
like
a lo
rd in
the
shad
ows
of h
is k
ist
with
two
or th
ree
bottl
es o
f be
erbe
twee
n hi
s le
gs, t
here
st o
f a
who
le c
rate
insi
de th
e m
ulti-
purp
ose
'bed
'.W
hen
I ca
me
in h
e w
ould
gree
t me
like
a lo
ng-l
ost
frie
nd, a
s if
we
had
not b
een
toge
ther
onl
y an
hou
ror
so b
efor
e.
44
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KIL
L A
MA
N'S
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IDE
199
`Aah
, son
of
my
mot
her!
You
cam
e ju
st in
tim
e.B
orro
w a
mug
fro
m o
ne o
f ou
r br
othe
rs h
ere
and
let
usdr
ink
toou
ran
cest
ors.
Bon
gani
, giv
e hi
mso
met
hing
to d
rink
with
.'`H
ere,
Som
dali.
You
're d
rink
ing
the
swea
t of
your
brow
? Is
this
wha
t you
hav
e be
en w
orki
ng f
or, t
hew
hole
wee
k?' I
wou
ld r
eply
joki
ngly
, and
acc
ept t
hem
ug th
at B
onga
ni h
ande
d to
me.
`Of
cour
sew
hat d
o yo
u th
ink?
It's
Fri
day
toda
y;ev
eryb
ody
drin
ks w
hite
man
's b
eer
and
feel
s ri
ch.
Com
e on
, use
you
r m
outh
for
wha
t it s
houl
d be
use
dno
w, n
ot f
or p
reac
hing
.'W
hen
Joe
was
with
me,
he
did
not w
ait t
o be
invi
ted,
but
took
a c
onta
iner
and
gul
ped
dow
nas
muc
h as
he
coul
d be
fore
Som
dali
prot
este
d th
at h
ew
as d
rink
ing
as if
it w
as h
is la
st d
ay o
n ea
rth.
Mea
nwhi
le, t
he g
ame
wou
ld b
e w
arm
ing
up in
the
mai
n ro
om. '
Five
I d
o, f
ive
I do
..
. Ee,
pop
! E
e, s
ixth
ree!
' we
.wou
ld h
ear
them
sin
ging
out
with
gre
atgu
sto.
On
that
eve
ning
the
stov
e w
ould
bur
n its
elf
to a
shes
with
no
one
tend
ing
it. F
rida
ys th
ey d
id n
otdi
ne to
geth
er. E
very
one
ate
an a
lmos
t sub
stan
tial
mea
l in
one
of th
e ci
ty `
ches
anya
mas
' and
ret
urne
dto
the
host
el r
eple
te. O
ld K
huzw
ayo
neve
r re
turn
ed a
tw
eeke
nds
beca
use
of th
e bo
iste
rous
ness
, whi
chw
asto
o m
uch
for
his
aged
ner
ves.
He
slep
t in
the
sky
slum
s on
the
roof
of
the
Gol
den
City
. Whe
nw
efe
lt th
at th
e ga
me
was
hot
eno
ugh,
we
wen
t in
for
the
gam
bit.
Som
etim
es w
ew
on a
nd a
t oth
er ti
mes
we
lost
, but
mos
tly w
e lo
st. T
he f
oolis
h lo
st th
eir
who
le p
ay e
nvel
opes
ther
e an
d it
was
suc
h a
pity
tow
atch
them
beg
ging
to 'b
e ad
vanc
edm
ore
mon
ey,
only
to lo
se th
at a
s w
ell.
Dep
endi
ng o
n th
e am
ount
of
mon
ey in
volv
ed, i
t was
pos
sibl
e fo
r th
e ga
me
to la
stth
e w
hole
nig
ht. T
he w
inne
rs n
ever
hun
g ar
ound
the
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N'S
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IDE
gam
e lo
ng, b
ut w
ent o
ff to
dri
nk th
eir
crum
pled
scoo
ps in
one
of
the
coun
tless
hau
nts
of v
ice.
Whe
nyo
u ar
e po
orth
ere
is n
o fo
rm o
f en
tert
ainm
ent t
hat
you
can
affo
rd to
dro
wn
your
mis
fort
unes
in b
esid
esov
er-i
ndul
genc
e of
one
kin
dor
ano
ther
.A
t Mso
mi's
you
got
eve
ryth
ing:
cig
aret
tes,
dagg
a,an
y co
ncoc
tion
you
wan
ted,
and
the
prof
ligat
ew
omen
who
se s
ole
sour
ce o
f in
com
ew
as p
eddl
ing
them
selv
es to
the
fam
ishe
d ho
stel
men
. The
latte
rw
ere
only
too
eage
r to
par
t with
a li
ttle
hard
-ear
ned
cash
for
the
com
pany
of
anyt
hing
in s
kirt
s, n
o m
atte
rw
hat s
he w
as li
ke. M
som
i'str
affi
c in
vic
ew
asbo
omin
g an
d th
ere
was
no
fear
of
inte
rfer
ence
fro
mth
e po
lice,
any
sig
n of
who
m in
the
host
el in
voke
dam
ong
the
inha
bita
nts
a pr
imor
dial
blo
odlu
st.
Ston
ing
and
hack
ing
to d
eath
of
`sel
lout
intr
uder
s', a
s th
eyre
ferr
ed to
them
, occ
urre
d fr
omtim
e to
tim
e.W
hen
it go
t lat
e I
wen
t hom
eor
som
ewhe
re e
lse
in th
e lo
catio
n. T
he d
iffe
renc
ew
as s
trik
ing.
In
the
loca
tion
the
pres
ence
of
wom
enfo
lkan
d ch
ildre
nco
ntri
bute
d a
cert
ain
amou
nt o
fw
arm
th a
nd a
rea
son
for
livin
g; a
man
's d
elig
ht is
a lo
ving
wom
an a
ndgr
owin
g ch
ildre
n.Sa
turd
ay m
orni
ng w
as a
lway
sa
drab
spe
ctac
le.
Man
y w
oke
up w
itha
who
le d
ay to
them
selv
es.
Bef
ore
the
beer
hall
was
des
troy
ed, e
very
body
sw
arm
edth
ere
to s
ink
wha
t had
rem
aine
dof
thei
r Fr
iday
earn
ings
in b
eer.
The
rew
as n
othi
ng e
lse
they
cou
lddo
. Whe
n th
e ba
r w
ent-
up in
fla
mes
the
Mso
mis
saw
a ch
ance
to g
o in
to b
usin
ess
supp
lyin
g th
eir
host
elm
ates
with
deb
auch
ery.
How
ever
,ev
en b
efor
e th
at, a
sso
on a
s th
e su
n su
rfac
ed in
the
east
on
Satu
rday
s,ev
eryb
ody
cam
e ou
t of
thei
r la
irs
to s
oak
up th
e m
ildm
orni
ng b
eam
s. T
hey
mad
em
e th
ink
of a
pla
gue-
stri
cken
con
cent
ratio
nca
mp
alth
ough
I h
ad n
ever
see
nkr
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one.
Tha
t is
why
whe
n I
lear
nt o
f A
usch
witz
, the
Naz
i cam
p in
Pol
and,
I s
impl
y du
bbed
the
host
el `
our
Aus
chw
itz'.
Gri
m-l
ooki
ng m
en s
at o
r st
ood
agai
nst
the
wal
l dri
nkin
g fr
om ti
ns a
t eve
ry h
ouse
. Som
e di
dth
eir
was
hing
at t
he tr
ough
s an
d ot
hers
clu
ster
edto
geth
er p
layi
ng d
ice.
Doo
r-to
-doo
r m
erch
ants
had
thei
r co
lour
ful g
oods
dra
ped
over
thei
r sh
ould
ers
and
arm
s w
ith th
e re
st o
f th
eir
stoc
ks in
bul
ging
pap
erba
gs. T
he c
loth
ing
they
sol
d ra
nged
fro
m m
en's
und
er-
wea
r to
ove
rcoa
ts, a
nd e
ven
fem
ale
garm
ents
whi
chw
ere
boug
ht a
nd lo
cked
aw
ay u
ntil
such
tim
e as
the
buye
r to
ok th
em h
ome
to p
rese
nt to
his
fam
ily.
The
str
eet v
endo
rs w
ould
be
prep
arin
g th
eir
mak
e-sh
ift s
hops
to s
tart
sel
ling
ever
ythi
ng f
rom
she
epen
trai
ls to
chi
cken
pie
ces
that
hum
med
with
gree
nfl
ies,
whi
le th
e ri
b-ca
ges
of m
ongr
els
kept
them
selv
esat
a s
afe
saliv
atin
g di
stan
ce. A
s th
e da
y go
t old
er, t
hete
mpo
wou
ld in
crea
se to
a f
ast d
runk
en f
renz
y un
tilth
e ni
ght c
ame
to c
over
it a
ll up
.T
hen,
on
Sund
ay, a
sle
epin
g so
cial
con
scio
usne
ss,
unde
rlin
ed b
y a
stro
ng tr
aditi
onal
incl
inat
ion,
sho
wed
itsel
f. T
he m
en d
rank
toge
ther
acc
ordi
ngto
thei
rpl
aces
of
orig
in. D
on't
mis
take
this
for
a re
flec
tion
oftr
ibal
ism
. It w
as o
nly
thei
r re
colle
ctio
n of
how
they
used
to s
pend
thei
r Su
nday
s in
the
diff
eren
t cou
ntry
area
s th
ey c
ame
from
not n
eces
sari
ly S
unda
ys, b
utth
ose
days
that
wer
e tr
aditi
onal
ly s
et a
side
for
soc
ial
gath
erin
gs w
here
the
youn
g an
d ni
mbl
e en
tert
aine
dth
eir
elde
rs w
ith d
ance
s to
the
soun
d of
tom
-tom
san
d so
ngs
whi
chw
ere
sung
by
the
grea
t-gr
andf
athe
rsan
d ha
nded
dow
n fr
om f
athe
r to
son.
Sund
ay m
orni
ng w
as n
o di
ffer
ent f
rom
a Sa
turd
ayex
cept
that
you
cou
ld s
ee th
at s
omet
hing
impo
rtan
tw
as b
eing
pre
pare
d fo
r. T
he f
ew c
onve
rts
wor
e th
eir
`Zio
nist
' uni
form
s of
blu
e on
sno
w-w
hite
and
clu
tch-
el 7
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.KIL
L A
MA
N'S
PR
IDE
ed th
eir
staf
fs a
nd b
ible
s to
join
oth
erw
orsh
ippe
rs in
the
loca
tions
. Gro
ups
of d
ance
rs w
eari
ngdi
stin
ctiv
ega
rb le
ft th
e ho
stel
sin
ging
, whi
stlin
g,w
avin
g th
eir
danc
ing
stic
ks ,a
nd p
ausi
ng a
tev
ery
busy
str
eet c
orne
rto
trea
t the
loca
tion
peop
le to
som
e da
ncin
g an
dsi
ngin
g. T
he d
isap
poin
ting
part
was
that
man
y lo
catio
npe
ople
reg
arde
d it
as b
ackw
ardn
ess.
'You
'll n
ever
see
whi
tes
doin
g su
ch th
ings
whe
reth
ey s
tay,
' the
yw
ould
say
. Why
sho
uld
the
whi
tes
do th
em?
Mos
they
're n
ot b
lack
like
Iam
. And
who
told
you
that
your
whi
tes
are
the
mea
suri
ng s
tand
ard
of r
ight
and
wro
ng?
I w
ante
d to
ask
the
criti
csbu
t cho
se n
ot to
beca
use
I kn
ew th
eir
min
dsha
d be
en s
tole
n fr
omth
em in
ord
er to
'civ
ilize
' the
m.
Oth
er g
roup
s ca
me
from
oth
er h
oste
ls to
ours
in th
e sa
me
fash
ion,
thei
rso
rrow
s fo
rgot
ten
for
a w
hile
.A
t tw
o in
the
afte
rnoo
n, a
fter
pre
pari
ngth
emse
lves
,th
e gr
oups
wen
t out
to th
e`m
arke
t-pl
ace'
(an
ope
nsp
ace
near
whe
re th
e be
erha
ll us
ed to
be
and
whe
rem
ost o
f th
e ve
ndor
s so
ld th
eir
asso
rtm
ents
of
good
s).
The
fir
st s
ound
of
the
tom
-tom
and
the
flut
es o
f th
ePe
dis
brou
ght p
eopl
e to
wat
chfr
om a
ll co
rner
s of
the
host
el.
The
baP
edi f
orm
eda
line
and
sway
ed g
race
fully
from
sid
e to
sid
e, b
low
ing
thei
rfl
utes
in ty
pica
lfa
shio
n w
hile
oth
ers
play
ed th
edr
ums
of d
imin
ishi
ngsi
ze, t
he b
igge
st o
f th
em m
ade
out o
f pa
raff
in d
rum
san
d th
e sm
alle
st th
e si
ze o
f a g
allo
n of
pai
nt.
A m
ost e
xciti
ng e
nter
tain
men
tw
as p
rovi
ded
by th
efo
ot -
sto
mpi
ng. Z
ulus
. The
y dr
esse
din
trad
ition
al a
ttire
and
danc
ed to
the
soun
dof
a s
ingl
e dr
um w
itham
azin
g rh
ythm
. The
y sa
tor
kne
lt in
for
mat
ions
of
four
, fiv
e or
six
, acc
ordi
ngto
the
size
of
the
com
petin
ggr
oups
, cla
ppin
g ha
nds
in u
niso
n w
ith th
e dr
uman
dsi
ngin
g or
hum
min
g in
hig
h sp
irits
. The
y ke
pt th
em-
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L A
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N'S
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IDE
203
selv
es g
oing
with
long
dra
ught
s fr
om a
big
bla
ck c
lay
vess
el w
hich
-was
ref
illed
fro
m la
rge
plas
tic c
onta
iner
s.T
he c
ompe
titor
s to
ok th
e 's
tage
' lik
e w
aves
, tho
se in
fron
t vig
orou
sly
stom
ping
the
grou
nd w
ith th
eir
tyre
sand
als
until
you
thou
ght y
ou c
ould
fee
l it v
ibra
ting.
The
ir f
eet r
ose
abov
e th
eir
head
s an
d ca
me
dow
nth
unde
rous
ly. E
ndur
ance
and
phy
sica
l fitn
ess
is b
asic
to th
e A
fric
an 'b
alle
t', a
nd a
wea
klin
g do
es n
ot w
aste
his
time
goin
g on
the
stag
e. A
s I
say,
the
danc
ew
aspe
rfor
med
with
sup
erb
rhyt
hm. I
fyo
u m
isse
d a
step
you
wer
e pe
naliz
ed b
y ha
ving
to le
ave
the
stag
e to
awai
t you
r pa
rtne
rs, a
nd y
our
grou
p lo
st p
oint
s fo
rth
at.
The
dru
m, t
he c
lapp
ing
hand
s, th
e's
ongs
, sho
uts
of`U
suth
u!' a
nd th
e ri
sing
and
fal
ling
legs
wen
t on
and
on, t
he m
uscu
lar
and
wir
y bl
ack
bodi
es g
liste
ning
with
sw
eat u
ntil
suns
et, '
whe
n th
esu
n w
ould
lie
onM
eado
wla
nds
like
a gl
owin
g ha
lf-c
ircl
e, a
nd th
e sm
oke
from
the
chim
neys
wou
ld b
lank
et th
e sl
umbe
ring
Sow
eto.
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"To Ki illi A Man's ?ride - Study Questio s and Act-Miles
1. This story is told from the point of view of the narrator, Mtutu, who has a very different lifefrom his friend,Somdali. Rewrite the narrative from the point-of-view of Somdali, makingsure to include descriptive details that create a strong picture of what his life is like.
2. Construct a chronology of events Mtutu had to go through in order to secure a full-time, paidjob. You may choose to incorporate illustrations to accompany your narrative.
3. Mtutu more than once in the story compares the conditions in the hostels to the conditions inthe concentration camps at Auschwitz. Do you feels this is a legitimate comparison? Why orwhy not? Support your opinion by alluding to Mtutus descriptions of the conditions in thehostel and from your knowledge of the camps.
4. The story's title is illustrated throughout the story with accounts of the indignities the menwere subjected to every day of their lives. Using the cause and effect diagram connect theseindignities to the apartheid laws which caused them to exist. (Hint: use your portfolioreferences to help you make the connections)
LAW (CAUSE) EFFECT ON THE MEN
The Act of Union
The Land Act
Group Areas Act
Bantu Education Act
Pass Laws
5. The men find relief from their difficult lives by playing and listening to listening mbaqanga.On occasion they also get to watch the Zulu dancing competitions. Using one of your musictapes from the portfolio listen to the music (check out a tape player from the listening center)How does the music make you feel? Describe the instruments you hear. What about thismusic would cheer the men up? Using this information provide a definition of mbaqanga.
50
SEVEN STEPS TO DEMOCRACY - STUDY GU E
One of the factors contributing to the success of peaceful transition in South Africa was thecommitment to negotiation between key players in DeKlerk's government and the ANC. Thesenegotiations came as a result of organized resistance in the form of boycotts, work-stoppages,and international pressure. Beginning in 1987 Nelson Mandela met with the apartheidgovernment representatives in his prison cell. These talks would begin a series of furtherdiscussions which finally resulted in action by the DeKlerk government. The ANC wasunbanned in 1990, and with this gesture the ANC gave up the tactics of armed struggle in favorof discussions and negotiation.
The representaives agreed on basic terms which included an open election where all citizenscould vote, as well as the writing and adapting of a new Constitution which would guarantee therights of all South Africans. This process is examined more closely in this pamphlet included inthe student portfolio.
Using this pamphlet and classroom resources complete the following questions/activities.
Activities
1. What groups were involved in the multiparty talks ?
2. What activities were initiated in order to educate and mobilize potential voters.
3. Describe the type of safeguards that were implemented to insure that the ruling partycomplied with the changes mandated by the elction. (Remember: the ruling party stillcontrolled the army, as well as the executive and legislative branches of government).
4. Explain why the new government was called the Government of National Unity? Also explainwhy this structure did not last.
Acitivity - Imagine that your group is entrusted with writing the Constitution for the New SouthAfrica. What freedoms and provisions would you insure are included. You may usethe U.S. Constitution as well as the United Nations' Universal Declaration of HumanRights to help provoke ideas. Remember you represent the people and their
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The portfolio contains several examples of traditional and contemporary art in several mediums.There are postcards of Zulu and Xhosa beadwork, of both traditional and more contemporarydesigns. There are examples of woodcuts using traditional tribal motifs. Included also arepictures of Ndebele geometric painted houses, with their startling colors and beauty.
Contemporary art in South Africa can be as diverse as the people who create it. Compare andcontrast the protest art of murals and posters with the telephone wire basket made by settlers at asquatters camp just outside of Durban. Each piece is uniquely rich with a story that conveysmeaning, yet each is very distinct in how it speaks a story.
Many traditional people infuse everyday objects with artistry and craftsmanship. Try theseprojects with your group.
Activities
Zulu love letters
There is a lovely history behind this unique form of correspondence. As you know, one of theeffects of apartheid was to separate men from their families and friends. In "To Kill A Man'sPride" Somdali tells his friend Mtutu how much his heart aches to be away from home. The onlyway families could communicate with loved ones was through writing. Many families, eitherbecause they could not afford the postage, or because they did not write, would send messagesthrough men who would come to the villages briefly and return to the gold mines or where theywere employed. Some brought back an ingenious "letter", consisting of colored beads strungtogether, with each color of bead symbolic of a feeling or idea. Red was passion, while greenwas jealousy, black meant anger, while white was peace or comfort. Depending on the patternand color a letter could say "Come home soon, miss you" or say "You are my friend".
You will colored beads, fishing wire, and a large safety pin. Using the model "write" your ownZulu letter to a friend or loved one.
Traditional Designs
You may choose to do woodcuts using a potato instead of the wood to cut out your design.Another option is to cut out a template from the designs provided in your portfolio. Once you dothis either brush the tempera on the potato or over your potato. Regardless of which you use youmay print your design on the paper or on the cotton cloth provided. Many of the traditional printsare white on black, but you may be as creative as you choose.
54
Art of Protest and Change 1Pg.2
Art can be a wonderful vehicle to draw attention to a social ill that a nation or community mustcome to grips with. It can express anger a wrong that must be made right, and it can also expressa hope for the future. The Art of Apartheid, the photographs of the conditions in Soweto's shantytowns, the women's march posters all carry a strong, loud message, although no words arespoken. In our own culture we have the powerful message of the Aids Quilt which stirs deepemotions in those who see it.Choose a theme, idea, or message you would like to convey. For some of us it may be the issueof homelessness, child abuse, the anti-immigrant backlash, or the thread of racism that still lurksin our own society. Once your group has settled on an issue, choose whether you will use aphoto collage or an acrylic painting. Plan out your design or ideas on paper before starting yourproject. Remember, your painting/photos will convey your message to your audience.
Interpreting a Painting
Carefully look at Valente Ngwenya Malangatana's painting titled Apartheid
1. Who are the figures in the painting meant to represent?
2. Interpret the symbolic meaning of the talons and the fish.
3. Why do you think the painter chose the color red? Why does he bring in a small amount ofgreen into the top left corner?
4. On a separate 8x10 card provide a short narrative that discusses the meaning of your ownartwork. List the group member's names (or you name if you chose to work alone), the title ofyou piece, the year it was created, and the medium you used ( ex. Acrylic on canvas). Afterthis information write your narrative.
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