Tsotsi Terms

In South Africa, apartheid was a white supremacist social structure, enforced by various laws, which persisted from roughly 1948 to 1993. Under apartheid, South Africans were divided into four racial groups: white, Indian, Coloured (meaning… read analysis of Apartheid

A shebeen is a bar where alcohol is sold illegally, without the required license. In South African under apartheid, shebeens were often located in Black townships and run by women, like the Tsotsi characters… read analysis of Shebeen

In South Africa under apartheid, the term “township” usually meant a city neighborhood or suburb where non-white people—Black/African, Indian, or Coloured—lived close to but segregated from “white” areas of the city. Technically, however, the… read analysis of Township