The Story of Preston Jongbloed

From the moment he was born, Judge Albie Sachs’ path as a revolutionary was set. He was named after Albert Nzula, an activist and writer.

Growing up under the apartheid regime, René recalls how her own family was almost torn apart because of different skin tones.

Arlene August tragically lost both parents as a teenager – a loss that impacted her even more after she got married.

Growing up in Congo-Brazzaville, Cherry was encouraged to stand in solidarity with South Africans suffering under apartheid. Now living in South Africa Africa, he unfortunately is not seeing this solidarity reciprocated.

I got called names like “kwerekwere” because I couldn’t speak or understand any of the South African languages.