It
does not matter which township you grew up in, as black children growing up in
the 80's and 90's, we all had extremely similar experiences. This page aims to
take us all on a trip down memory lane and help us preserve who we, as proud
township born and bred South Africans, are all about.
The only way we can do this is by sharing each other's memories whether they are in the form of the games we played in the streets, the stories we heard from our parents and grandparents or just the shows we watched on TV - before it went off and we were stuck with a colourful ensemble! Let’s go back to the days when perms were a fashion statement and Boys II Men were trendsetters.
Although we all grew up in different kasis - be it in Soweto, Alex, Sebokeng, Gugulethu, Katlehong, Tembisa, Daveyton, Tsakane, Kagiso, eMlazi, KwaMashu, Mamelodi, Soshanguve, Mabopane, Atteridgeville, Orange Farm, Vosloorus, Madadeni, Evaton, KwaThema, Imbali, Edendale, Ga-Rankuwa, SeShego, Thokoza, Mdantsane, Ivory Park... you name it - you know we all have some shared experiences and we want to remind, or even teach, one another about them on this page. We are sure some experiences are more fun - Pinky Pinky, than others - EG ukujegrola, mara these experiences are part of our history and we need to embrace them and teach our children about them. This page aims to preserve our KASI history - good and bad! S'yabangena boss...
A wise campaign about the Apartheid Museum, which
is based at Gold Reef City in Jozi, once carried the slogan; “A History
Forgotten is a Future Lost.” Those are powerful words and as kasi-alumni, we
cannot afford to have our histories be forgotten, what will we tell our
children about? What will they tell their generations to come? What will we claim our heritage to be?
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