Thandi,* who did not want to be identified in this interview, was a soldier in the ANC underground. Now she is a lance corporal in the SANDF. She spoke to Lucas Ledwaba
Mme Leisa was a nurse in Soweto and a member of the ANC Women’s League who ran a safe house for comrades on the run from security police. Now 97, she spoke to Lucas Ledwaba
Sebenzile Mzini, 51, was the first secretary of the newly unbanned ANC Youth League’s Border region in 1991 under then president, the late Peter Mokaba. He told his story to Sabelo Skiti
Thandi Modise
You raised your voice when it was dangerous and unfashionable to do so.
Reagen Allen
I’ve recently noted a friend’s Facebook status. It read: “Whenever someone says ‘life is hard’, I am always tempted to ask ‘compared to what?!’”
Gayle Edmunds
When, 15 minutes before the end of that Ghana-Uruguay quarterfinal, Eskom pitched our suburb into darkness, the air turned blue as our usually unsporting family wailed with displeasure.
Danie Joubert, Overstrand
One of the nicest features of the 2010 Fifa World Cup is the joy it has brought the millions of beautiful young people of our country, writes Danie Joubert.
Mauricio Janauskas
Uruguayan-born soccer fan Mauricio Janauskas has also become a fan of our country.
Bonolo Modise
Bonolo Modise writes about the concert of a lifetime. Send your World Cup moments and pictures to web@citypress.co.za.
Molalatladi 'a Mapheke
The story of Solomon Mahlangu is a sad reminder of the clumsy way in which the ANC fought the struggle and sacrificed valuable lives for very little in return.
Molaodi Ace Tshabalala
The giant step that you have taken to call back ex-teachers to try to find solution for the system of education that has been so infested with challenges that has let to the down grading of the status of education in the country is applauded.