Rehearsed in Fordsburg in the mid-eighties, in the shadow of the notorious John Vorster Square, Sarafina! paint a vibrant and dynamic picture of life in Soweto. It pays tribute to township youth all over South Africa, whose courage and determination helped fan the flames of struggle. And it honours the women who provided such remarkable leadership and support over the years.

This book is made up three interlinked sections. It describes The Times, offering a background to the Soweto uprising and its aftermath. It publishes the full text of The Play, with translations into English of Zulu songs. And it gives us a glimpse into the soul and inspiration of The Man behind the play – Mbogeni Ngema.

Sarafina! is more than just a play. It is a piece of our history. In 2004, it was revived and toured South Africa and beyond in celebration of another historical event – ten years of democracy in South Africa.

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Ityendyana elingugqirha uSivuyile lithe phithi ngumongikazi ocekiswayo. Leyela kumgibe eliwenzelwa nguPhumla, okwangugqirha naye.

Selikhutshiwe ikhazi, zahanjiswa izimemo zomtshato, yavel’ingxubakaxaka. Kazi yozala nkomonina!

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Via Afrika e a utlwisisa, e bona bohlokwa ebile e tshehetsa tshebetso ya hao jwalo ka titjhere. Mosebetsi wa hao ke wa bohlokwahadi thutong, mme re a hlokomela hore boikarebelo ba hao ha bo felle ho ruteng feela. Re lekile ka hohle ho o bolokela nako le ho o nolofaletsa bophelo, mme re motlotlo haholo hore ebe re kgona ho o thusa ho ruta thuto ena ka katleho.

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Na o hloka ho ngola imeile kapa lengolo le o fang diphetho tseo o di batlang? Na o batla ho kgona ho ithuta dithuto tse ding tsa hao hantle ho feta? Thupelo ena ya Puo ya Lapeng e tla o bontsha hore na o ka ntlafatsa mongolo wa hao le bokgoni ba ho bala jwang hore o fihlele diphetho tsena. E boetse e tla ntshetsapele bokgoni ba hao ba ho mamela, ho bua le ho sheba – e o etse setsebi sa dipuisano. Sena se tla o thusa haholo bakeng sa ntho e nngwe le e nngwe eo o e batlang bophelong, ka hoo sebetsa ka thata, fihlela ditoro tsa hao, mme o hopole: ho etsa ntho hangata ho ruisa tsebo.

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Ga se ka mehla mo lerato e lego mpeto wa dirosa. Ka nako dingwe le hlaba go feta le mootlwa wa sephatho. Leratorato ke makhura a lefehlo le swana le senkgiša bose sa theko ya godimo. Ge o hwediše leratorato o swana le motho yo a topilego šoolo. Ga go bonolo go le hwetša, ba bantši ba lapile tseleng ka ge leeto la go hwetša leratorato e le le le teleletelele, bangwe ba bile ba ile moletemohlaelathupa ba sešo ba le hwetša. Ge o le hweditše o swanetše go le kakarapela ka ge le ka feta bjalo ka mouwane ge letšatši le hlaba. Mo tseleng ya go nyaka leratorato go na le ditshehlo gomme go nyakega pelo ya kgotlelelo le boikgafo bja go fetelela. Le hloka go nošetšwa ka mehla le go hlokomelwa ka ge le ka fetoga leganata leo le omilego, gomme la thoma go tšwa marwa ao a rego ge a palega go tšwe bohloko bjo bo robago pelo. Go bile bjalo le ka Sele le Mohlopi bao leeto la bona la go hwetša leratorato le tšerego mengwaga ye lesomeseswai.

Bjalo mofsa, ipshine ka bokgoni bja mongwadi bja go kgona go fediša maikutlo a pefelo ka tsela ye e edilego ye e dirago gore o dume ge nkabe puku e sa fihle mafelelong ge o e bala.

Tseba gore Mmušo wa kgatelelo  ya setšo wa go swana le wa Lerothi, o ile le muši wa dikwekwele. Mmapelo o ja serati, sekgethelwa ga a se rate. Leo ke lona Leratorato.

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Se se Jeleng Rre (What killed my father) is a Setswana drama.

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Lehufa is a Sepedi drama. The title means “Jealousy”.

Ka go papadi ye, go ditiragalo tša letšatši ka letšatši tšeo di amago baratani. Ka nako lehufa le dira gore o nagane gore go na le dilo tše mpe tšeo di diregago  le ge e le gore ga go bjalo. Motho o no fetša le monagano wa gagwe gore selo se  a direga goba se diregile eupša go se na bohlatse ebile go se bjalo. Lehufa le na  le maatla a magolo gomme le ka iša motho kotsing ge a sa naganišiše ditaba gabotse.

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Clusters is a new exciting anthology of poetry. In this anthology, the selection, organisation and arrangement of poems are based on a system of thematic clusters or groupings. The themes show the interconnectedness between poetry and aspects of other subjects such as science, technology, history and the environment.

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Die bundel bevat tekste wat strek van volksvertellings tot verhale oor die uitdagings van Suid-Afrika vandag – alles vir die eerste keer in boekvorm en deur sowel gevestigde as nuwe en jong skrywers.

Afrikaans-is-lekker-verhale is nie sommer ’n gewone skoolbundel nie. Sommer met die eerste sien, is die verskil duidelik: hier vat die skeppings van die woordkunstenaar hande met dié van die beeldende kunstenaar.

Elke verhaal is óf nuut vir hierdie bundel geskryf, óf dit verskyn hier vir die eerste keer in boekvorm. Die verhale dek ’n wye verskeidenheid: van tradisionele volksvertellings tot verhale oor die uitdagings van Suid-Afrika vandag.

En dan die illustrasies: elke skets is spesiaal vir hierdie bundel gedoen deur die bekende kunstenaar, Frans Claerhout.

Op die verhale volg biografiese besonderhede van die skrywers, woordverklarings en begripsvrae asook aktiwiteite wat op die nuwe Suid Afrikaanse skoolkurrikulum gebaseer is.

Die bundel is veral geskik vir leerders wat Afrikaans as Eerste of as Tweede Addisionele Taal in die hoërskool neem.

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Bjalo mofsa, ipshine ka bokgoni bja mongwadi bja go kgona go fediša maikutlo a pefelo ka tsela ye e edilego ye e dirago gore o dume ge nkabe puku e sa fihle mafelelong ge o e bala.

Tseba gore Mmušo wa kgatelelo  ya setšo wa go swana le wa Lerothi, o ile le muši wa dikwekwele. Mmapelo o ja serati, sekgethelwa ga a se rate. Leo ke lona Leratorato.

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