Saturday, 7 December 2019
Holding on to the Reference Book that determined where my grandmother was and wasn’t allowed to go during apartheid gives me important insight into the complexity of her life.
For years Kholosa Tshandana did not know her grandfather’s real name or story. One day, there was a special moment and a story of resilience, political determination and strength began to unfold.
The writer clearly remembers her first glimpse of a television, from on top of her sister’s shoulders and through the window of the set’s owner’s home.