2019 – Batjha Kaofela Short Stories

Grade 10, Lesedi la Thuto I woke up lost in the city of gold … waking up to the tallest […]

Grade 12, Rena Le Lona I just got home and now both parents start plying me with questions, “Where did

Grade 6, Yeoville Community School In the over-crowded streets of Yeoville, a place filled with black hearts, black minds and

Grade 6, Yeoville Community School Blanche was a ten-year old girl who lived with her parents and two siblings in

Grade 6, Yeoville Community School Fifteen years ago, a boy, Chris Skhosana, was born in Tembisa, a city in Gauteng.

Grade 6, Yeoville Community School My name is Thandiwe Ngema but most people call me Thandi. I live in uMthatha,

Grade 9, Thlokomelo Drop in Centre Amanda and Buhle were best friends. One night, Buhle asked Amanda what she was

Grade 6, Yeoville Community School In Becker Street in Yeoville, lived a girl named Thoko. She lived with her grandmother,

Grade 7, Thlokomelo Drop in Centre There was a girl, Ndileka. Her friends were Sanele and Vee. Sanele was the

Grade 12, Rena Le Lona My family are from Mozambique and they openly express affection and warmth. We now live

Grade 9, New Model Private College Have you ever wondered how it would be to grow up without a mother?

Grade 9, Thlokomelo Drop in Centre In a village called Sweetwater, there was a girl called Zandile. She was living

Grade 10, Barona Child Care Centre My granny, Lettie Mthembu, was the second daughter of the Mthembu family. Lettie was

Grade 10, Illinge High School A place of gold, diamonds and all the riches you could ever want. Where all