Whose bed can you hide under?
I was travelling home from a dinner with some friends. Zola*, my uber driver, strikes up a conversation. Like many drivers he […]
Category: My Stories of SA
True stories of my encounters with true South AFricans.
What to do when your country is hurting?
(The Blog’s dedication story) In 1994 South Africans were going through the first general election and hope was soaring… … and I […]
Instead of freedom we got democracy – woza moya
“Instead of Freedom we got democracy” says John Kani, actor, play wright and executive trustee of the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South […]
Making friends in Jozi (Johannesburg)
Imagine a 40 year old white woman on the side of Republic Road trying to hail a minibus taxi. Not too much […]
My Afrikaner identity
Let’s talk about adultery. At a theatre workshop after introducing ourselves, we were asked to complete he sentence “I am…” Someone said, […]
Stereo types come from somewhere
I love to thwart stereotypes. When I ride my bicycle into Stellenbosch kitted out from head to foot in corporate gear complete […]
Cut Throat Rag doll
Written and performed in Dec 2009 by Petro Janse van Vuuren as part of a life story project with 7 other women. […]
Skin Sisters: A story for women about making peace with skin colour
About the story I created this story for a women’s day celebration on a wine farm just outside Stellembosch. In our audience […]
Travelling on trust
This is a hair raising story of what happened the day I found myself woman alone in a moving car on an […]