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Interview with Eva Tsitsi about apartheid. ET (Eva Tsitsi) and OS (Otshepeng Setuke)
OS: Good evening ma’am. How are you today?
ET: Good evening to you too. I’m very well, thank you. How are you?
OS: I’m great thanks. Let’s get started, shall we? Please give us a brief biography of your life.
ET: I was born and bred in Phokeng, schooled in Phokeng, I basically spent my whole life in Phokeng.
OS: What is Apartheid in your own opinion?
ET: Two words, apart means separation and ‘heid’ means living
OS: How did the apartheid system affect you?
ET: You had to apply for the education. I applied to Turfloop high and another school called forte hare. The CIDs would always come to us to interrogate us.
OS: Would you describe yourself as …show more content…
OS: Why is it important for us to remember and learn about Apartheid?
ET: It is important because a person will never know where they lead unless they understand where they come from.
OS: If it wasn’t for all the protests, do you think that Apartheid would have never had stopped?
ET: I don’t think it would’ve lasted for a very long time because I believe that no matter what happens, the oppression just had to stop eventually.
OS: Most people would say that talking such a subject reopens the scars in your heart as a person who has lived through it, people also say that new generation tends to have scars when this subject is introduced to them, which is true most of the time. Would you say that you support this theory?
ET: It is a very emotional subject to talk about so I do believe that it is true therefore I agree with that …show more content…
Women from all over South Africa arrived in Pretoria, some even came from as far as Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. They then marched together to the Union Buildings in a determined yet orderly manner. Estimates of the number of women delegates ranged from 10 000 to 20 000, with FSAW claiming that it was the biggest demonstration yet held. Since then, the phrase “wathint’ abafazi, wathint’ imbokodo” (You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock) had come to represent the bravery and power of the so-called ‘non-white’ South African women. As the crowd that was downgraded, they got up together to demand of the barrier that was being built around them and fought for their freedom and the freedom of their families. The first National Women's Day was celebrated in 1995 and since then annual celebrations take place throughout the country, even to this
Interview with Eva Tsitsi about apartheid. ET (Eva Tsitsi) and OS (Otshepeng Setuke)
OS: Good evening ma’am. How are you today?
ET: Good evening to you too. I’m very well, thank you. How are you?
OS: I’m great thanks. Let’s get started, shall we? Please give us a brief biography of your life.
ET: I was born and bred in Phokeng, schooled in Phokeng, I basically spent my whole life in Phokeng.
OS: What is Apartheid in your own opinion?
ET: Two words, apart means separation and ‘heid’ means living
OS: How did the apartheid system affect you?
ET: You had to apply for the education. I applied to Turfloop high and another school called forte hare. The CIDs would always come to us to interrogate us.
OS: Would you describe yourself as …show more content…
OS: Why is it important for us to remember and learn about Apartheid?
ET: It is important because a person will never know where they lead unless they understand where they come from.
OS: If it wasn’t for all the protests, do you think that Apartheid would have never had stopped?
ET: I don’t think it would’ve lasted for a very long time because I believe that no matter what happens, the oppression just had to stop eventually.
OS: Most people would say that talking such a subject reopens the scars in your heart as a person who has lived through it, people also say that new generation tends to have scars when this subject is introduced to them, which is true most of the time. Would you say that you support this theory?
ET: It is a very emotional subject to talk about so I do believe that it is true therefore I agree with that …show more content…
Women from all over South Africa arrived in Pretoria, some even came from as far as Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. They then marched together to the Union Buildings in a determined yet orderly manner. Estimates of the number of women delegates ranged from 10 000 to 20 000, with FSAW claiming that it was the biggest demonstration yet held. Since then, the phrase “wathint’ abafazi, wathint’ imbokodo” (You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock) had come to represent the bravery and power of the so-called ‘non-white’ South African women. As the crowd that was downgraded, they got up together to demand of the barrier that was being built around them and fought for their freedom and the freedom of their families. The first National Women's Day was celebrated in 1995 and since then annual celebrations take place throughout the country, even to this