Women Writing Africa: The Southern Region: Volume 1 Book

	A Note on the Women Writing Africa Project
	Preface
	Introduction	1
	Nineteenth Century
	Song of the Afflicted	85
	Testimony	86
	Letters and Land Submission	91
	God's Peace and Blessing	96
	Account of Cape Town	98
	A Mother Praises Her Baby	105
	Unanana-bosele	106
	Affidavit	109
	What the Maidens Do with Rooi Klip	111
	Letter to Miss Mackenzie	113
	The Story of Ngangezwe and Mnyamana	115
	The War in Zululand	120
	Two Lions Who Changed Themselves into People and Married Two Herero Girls	124
	Leaving the Farm	125
	Portrait of Louisa	128
	Penelopa Lienguane	131
	Testimony of a School Girl	134
	1900 to 1919
	Journal of the War	139
	Moliege's Vengeance	144
	Ominous Weather	147
	Court Record	152
	Women's Petition: Domestic Unhappiness	155
	Letter from Karibib	157
	Petition of the Native and Coloured Women of the Province of the Orange Free State	158
	Africa: My Native Land	161
	A "Little Woman's" Advice to the Public	162
	Baster Affidavit	165
	1920s to 1950s
	Address to the Resident Commissioner	171
	Going to School	173
	Listen, Compatriots!	176
	Letter to the High Commissioner	180
	Inheritance: Two Letters	182
	Speech to the Bangwaketse	187
	Bantu Home Life	189
	Social Conditions Among Bantu Women and Girls	195
	The Story of Nosente	200
	UMandisa	205
	Nation Is Going to Ruination	209
	Flight of the Royal Household	212
	Letter from Keetmanshoop	219
	Meeting of Herero Women	221
	The Case of the Foolish Minister	225
	Though I Am Black, I Am Comely	229
	Song of King Iipumbu	231
	Women's Charter	236
	Presidential Address to the African National Congress Women's League, Transvaal	240
	Two Songs	245
	African Women Do Not Want Passes	246
	The Widows of the Reserves	248
	It's Gotta Be Cash for a Cookie	252
	Aunt, Stretch out the Blanket	254
	1960s and 1970s
	The Girl Aga-abes	259
	Diary of a Detainee	263
	Past and Present	268
	Bus Journey to Tsolo	271
	Three Court Statements	283
	The Widow and the Baboons	285
	Ballad of Nomagundwane	287
	For "Napoleon Bonaparte," Jenny, and Kate	290
	What of the Future?	303
	I Drift in the Wind	306
	I am a Wailing Fool	308
	Murmurs in the Kutum	309
	Tobacco, Sugar Alcohol, and Coffee: These Things Have Turned Us into Slaves	315
	A Man Hides Food from His Family	316
	Fall Tomorrow	333
	The Old People Give You Life	335
	Emergency Call from the Women of Namibia	337
	Women Are Wealth	339
	Poem for My Mother	343
	Detention Alone Is a Trial in Itself	344
	The Basking Lizard	346
	Working on the Mail	348
	1980s
	The Rending of the Veil	357
	The Haunting Melancholy of Klipvoordam	363
	Return Journey	372
	Arrested for Being Women	375
	Crossroads	377
	Kandishiwo - I Don't Know	380
	The Woman	385
	Citizenship: An Open Letter to the Attorney-General	386
	I, the Unemployed	390
	The Letter	392
	Our Sharpeville	397
	Our Government Is a Glowing Ember	398
	For Willy Nyathele	400
	Jesus Is Indian	402
	Children of Namibia	411
	Praise to Our Mothers	413
	T.M.T. [actual symbol not reproducible] T.B.M.G.	415
	1990s and 2000s
	Another Story	419
	War from Within	430
	Krotoa's Story	433
	Stella	438
	Giraffe Song	442
	Nhamiwa's Magic Stick	444
	"Lend Me a Dress": Testimonies on Education	446
	A Broken Family	448
	Two Dream-Miracle Stories	453
	Praise to Mbuya Nehanda	455
	A Noble Woman of Africa	457
	Swazi Wedding Songs	461
	Izisho Zokusebenza - Work Songs	463
	April 27: The First Time	467
	Before the Beginning	470
	The Price of Freedom	471
	Ngonya's Bride-Price	476
	Testimony: Truth and Reconciliation Commission	479
	We Will Be Leasing for Ourselves	484
	Writing near the Bone	488
	African Wisdom	491
	War Memoir	494
	The Birth of This Country's Language	500
	Bojale - Setswana Initiation Songs	506
	Intonjane - Xhosa Initiation Songs	507
	Mutondo - Nyemba Initiation Songs	510
	Setswana Wedding Songs	513
	Good as Dead	515
	Caring for the Dying	520
	Generations	522
	Contributors	525
	Permissions Acknowledgments and Sources	537
	Authors Listed by Country	549
	Index	551