An enjoyable read, a reminder of our recent past.

Non-fiction book about South Africa before, during and after 1994 mainly through the eyes of three young South Africans. Christo who joined the SADF in the late 80’s hoping to be sent to the border but ends up in the townships and the unrest there before the ’94 elections. Dipuo a Soweto resident who becomes part of the anti-apartheid resistance in the townships and her daughter Malaika. Based on interviews by the author. The book illustrates the complexity of the time and that things were not as straight forward as made out to be by both sides of the political spectrum. It goes on past the election euphoria and tells what happened to them after these times. An open and honest book and worth reading to remember what we have been through. As an aside, on page 25 the author describes Oudtshoorn as a town divided from the Indian Ocean by a ridge! The Outeniqua Mountains a ridge!!