So my truth lies in the essence of my being It is as infinite as the steps of my ancestry My story did not begin at the arrival of false civilianization It is as ancient as the oceans yet as new as the sun rises every morning It is not the words of those who…
A Search That Never Ends
Tonny Adams woke up on a sunny morning in 1991 in Soweto, and got ready for work. It was a day like any other… until the police came for him. Tonny was at work when the police arrived. They informed Tonny’s boss that they needed to take him for a few hours, and would bring…
Robert’s Story: Empty Promises. Empty Graves. Empty Hearts.
During the Soweto uprising of 1976, Robert, an 18-year old student, joined the struggle and left South Africa for exile. Left behind were his six siblings and his parents. Six years later, his parents heard a knock at the door. But standing in the doorway was not Robert. In the place where Robert should have…
Wounds Begin to Heal: Reuniting the Kubeka Family
On Thursday June 8th, Banele and two of his siblings opened the newspaper to find an article about a woman named Melinda from Germany. But this article also contained another name: Alpheus Mpikeleli Kubeka – their brother. In 1977, their brother left South Africa for exile during the Apartheid regime. Alpheus’ family never heard from…
The Disappeared 