Generations of people from across the world have turned metal from the depths of the earth into Africa’s wealthiest, most dynamic and diverse urban centre, a mega-city where a democratic South Africa is being made. Yet for newcomers and locals, the golden possibilities of Johannesburg are tinged with dangers and difficulties. I Want to Go Home Forever presents 13 stories of people looking to make a successful life in a place they can call home. Told in their own words, they are the stories of South Africans, some Gauteng-born, others from neighbouring provinces, striving to realise the promises of democracy. They are also the stories of newcomers, from neighbouring countries and from as far afield as Pakistan and Rwanda, seeking a secure future in those very promises. Collected by researchers, journalists and writers, the narratives give voice to responses arising from a space of outrage and hope, violence and solidarity. They speak of intersections between people and their past, and of how, in the making of selves and the other, they are also shaping South Africa. Underlying them all is a nostalgia for an imagined future that can never be realised. These are stories of forever seeking a place called home.
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Foreword by Karabo Kgoleng Preface Maps Introduction by Loren B Landau and Tanya Pampalone Chapter 1 A bed of his own blood: Nombuyiselo Ntlane. Interviewed by Eliot Moleba Chapter 2 This country is my home: Azam Khan. Interviewed by Nedson Pophiwa Chapter 3 On patrol in the dark city: Ntombi Theys. Interviewed by Ryan Lenora Brown Chapter 4 Johannesburg hustle: Lucas Machel. Interviewed by Oupa Nkosi Chapter 5 Don’t. Expose. Yourself: Papi Thetele. Interviewed by Caroline Wanjiku Kihato Chapter 6 The big man of Hosaena: Estifanos Worku Abeto. Interviewed by Tanya Pampalone Chapter 7 Do we owe them just because they helped us? Kopano Lebelo. Interviewed by Thandiwe Ntshinga Chapter 8 Love in the time of xenophobia: Chichi Ngozi. Interviewed by Ragi Bashonga Chapter 9 This land is our land: Lufuno Gogoro. Interviewed by Dudu Ndlovu Chapter 10 Alien: Esther Khumalo*. Interviewed by Greta Schuler Chapter 11 One day is one day: Alphonse Nahimana*. Interviewed by Suzy Bernstein Chapter 12 I won’t abandon Jeppe: Charalabos (Harry) Koulaxizis. Interviewed by Tanya Zack Chapter 13 The induna: Manyathela Mvelase. Interviewed by Kwanele Sosibo Timeline Glossary Selected place names Contributors * Not the narrator’s real name
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Kwanele Sosibo is currently an arts writer at the Mail & Guardian.
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