Mark Mathabane Home Page
Navigate this site to find out about Mathabane’s career and to read excerpts from his books. Click on the preface to Kaffir Boy to read about the history of apartheid as it occurred in Alexandra, the author’s hometown. In your Web Links Activity Log, record the similarities and differences you see between American and South African racial history.

Truth on Trial: South Africa's Past Shades its Future
Read this article to see how South Africa's rocky past may be tainting its future. Using details from Kaffir Boy, write a letter to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission explaining why you agree or disagree with their approach to healing injuries of the past.