2022 – Batjha Kaofela Short Stories

Grade 10, Habitat61 Creative Hub Somewhere in Fourways lived a 22-year-old man called Sam Ndlovu. Sam lived with his mother […]

Grade 8, Habitat61 Creative Hub Many people say trees grow because of water and soil — that’s a lie. Did

Grade 9, Dirang Ka Kagiso Once upon a time there was an old man named David. He lived alone in

Grade 11, Rena le Lona Creative Centre There once was a girl named Nompumelelo Ndlovu who turned 15 years old

Grade 10, Rena le Lona Creative Centre Ntombikayise was a respectful, beautiful and well-mannered Zulu woman. She was 25 years

Grade 8, Rena le Lona Creative Centre Once upon a time in the village of Ganga, on a winter morning,

Grade 10, Rena le Lona Centre Chris was the poorest boy in Huron High School. He was a boy from

Grade 9, Dirang Ka Kagiso It was 25 May 2020. There was a guy called Sibonelo Mhlongo. He was 28

Grade 6, Yeoville Community School There was a girl called Monalisa who lived in the city with both her parents.

Grade 11, Rena le Lona Creative Centre Once upon a time, there was a family called the Horribergs who lived

Grade 9, Basa Combined school Lwandi Matheba was a smart, young boy who had a very big heart. He resided

Grade 10, Basa Combined School Nandipha stumbles into the bathroom, carrying the bucket filled with hot water for her daughter,

Grade 9, Johannesburg Polytech Institute School Once there was a boy who loved gaming so much that he wanted to

Grade 10, PUSH My name is Lihle. I am an outspoken, smart and goal-driven girl. I stay in a family

Grade 10, PUSH Society today makes it very clear that teenage pregnancy is wrong and yes, I agree, it is

Grade 9, Rena le Lona Creative Centre The narrator of this story is an old woman. Her husband dies in

Grade 11, Basa Combined School Father had always been absent in my life. I never knew the perspective of what

Grade 11, Rena le Lona Creative Centre Tsatsawane Chauke was born in ka-Mhinga, a small village in Limpopo. Tsatsawane was

Grade 11, Bophelong Secondary School One day, a unique girl was born in the Nhlapo family. This family was full

Grade 9, Malvern High School In the streets of Soweto, lived an old man called Mr Bruno Browns. He was