2023 – Batjha Kaofela Short Stories

Grade 10, PUSH The story is about a girl named Thando, who was a lesbian, and her family and the […]

Grade 11, PUSH All my life I thought my mom would be there to protect me from all harm, but

Grade 9, Africa House College In the school Africa House College, there was a boy named Thabo who lived with

Grade 9, Rena Le Lona There was a girl named Pretty Dlamini, who stayed with her mother and father. Pretty

Grade 7, Yeoville Community School My name is Sarah, and just like everyone I have a wish, and my wish

Grade 7, Yeoville Community School It was a night filled with bad choices and tragic consequences. My friends and I

Grade 8, PUSH Once there was an old woman who lived next to a river; her name was Margret. Margret

Grade 9, Africa House College It starts off with a young boy named “Blessing”. Blessing is a boy who does

Grade 8, Rena Le Lona Committing suicide at a young age or even when you are older is totally wrong,

Grade 8, Africa House College There once was a girl named Thingoluhle who was dark in complexion. She was bullied

Grade 10, Malvern High Schoool There lived a father and daughter who made the place their own little paradise. Nqobile

Grade 8, Habitat61 Creative Hub Zodwa was born in Protea Glen on the 15th May 1995, but when her mother

Grade 11, Basa Combined school Protea Glen eFikile, that’s my home. When you mention that to people outside of Fikile,

Once upon a time there was a king that ruled the universe, the great King Mathew, and he was the

Grade 11, Basa Combined School Protea Glen I look at her as she sings along to her favourite song, Always

It was a Saturday afternoon when Kgaogelo was holding the biggest world cup for soccer. As happy as she was,

Grade 7, Yeoville Community School The house went silent as they all heard police sirens outside their house. Everyone hid

Grade 11, Rena Le Lona There was a beautiful girl named Nolwandle, which means the female great ocean. She was

Grade 6, Habitat-61 Creative Hub Once upon a time in a small, secluded village, there lived an old couple who

Grade 11, Missourilaan Secondary School Sibusiso is a fifteen year old boy. He was raised by his mother, and he