south africa

The story of a young woman's evolving identity in the political environment of present-day South Africa.

A journalist traces the history of apartheid in South Africa discussing the forces which grew to oppose it and how a massive race war was avoided by the peaceful creation of a coalition government headed by Nelson Mandela.

Relates the author's four and a half year journey through southern Africa and his interviews with many people of all colors and backgrounds.

Interviews with eight South Africans, young people of various ethnic backgrounds show the effect of apartheid on their lives.

A retelling of a Zulu myth about the joining of heaven and earth when Mbaba Mwana Waresa, the rain goddess, chooses a mortal for her husband.

A little boy living in an African village describes his mother and the love he feels for her.

While his father works in the city over the winter, a young boy thinks of some good times they've shared and looks forward to his return to their South African home in the spring.

Based on a South African tale, this story tells what happens when a giant who had been banished from a town by a magician thirty years earlier is called back to save the town from flooding.

Banished from the town for making mischief, a little boy and his father are welcomed back when they find a way to make the dreaded giant Abiyoyo disappear.

Text and photographs present the daily lives and family traditions of the people of South Africa, as well as their turbulent history and the legacy of apartheid.