Reclaiming Home: Diary of a Journey Through Post-Apartheid

Reclaiming Home: Diary of a Journey Through Post-Apartheid South Africa

Reclaiming Home is the diary of Lesego Malepeâ€™s travels in South Africa in 2004, the 10th anniversary of South Africaâ€™s democracy. The book begins with Malepe taking the bus from Pretoria, where she grew up, to Cape Town, where she visits Robben Islandâ€”the prison where her brother served a life sentence during apartheid days. She interrupts her travels to return to Pretoria, where she attends the ceremony marking the official settlement of land claims for her parentsâ€™ property and her grandmotherâ€™s property in Kilnerton, Pretoria, which were confiscated by the apartheid government when Malepe was four, forcing her familyâ€”along with the rest of their communityâ€”to move to Mamelodi township for Africans. Over the course of her travels, Malepe traverses much of her home country, visiting locales including Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Thohoyandou, the University of Venda, and Giyani. Ultimately, hers is a sprawling, revealing journey that illuminates the ways South Africa has changedâ€”and the ways it has remained the sameâ€”since the end of apartheid.
Country USA
Brand She Writes Press
Manufacturer She Writes Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2018-05-08
Format Kindle eBook

Reclaiming Home: Diary of a Journey Through Post-Apartheid South Africa