On this page we are placing some suggestions for background reading and viewing in order to prepare for your stay in Cape Town.
Note: There is a very large amount of material available about South Africa. This list represents just a few suggestions.

I’m Not Black, I’m Coloured - Identity Crisis at the Cape of Good Hope

Word of Honour: Reclaiming Mandela’s Promise

Some background on the Kaaps language which is widely spoken by the “coloured” communities in Cape Town:
https://www.capetownmagazine.com/kaaps
https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/new...

Books, articles ...
 Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela
 The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena, Elsa Jourbert
 My Traitors’ Heart, Rian Malan
 The contry of my skull, Antjie Krog
 A Change of Tongue, Antjie Krog

 « Les métis restent sans voix » (2005 Article in French about the situation of Cape Town)