KwaZakhele - life in a Township is a uniquely intriguing, high quality, coffee table book that accompanies the reader into the lives and onto the streets of a place that was originally built by the Apartheid government of South Africa to be hidden from the rest of the world.

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This book tells various stories about life in this township.  The historical context of events, motivations and settlement is described by historian and writer Dean Allen.  This provides a background for the personal stories shared by township residents and beneficiaries of the Ubomi Obutsha Centre - the original reason for this book.

 

Mxolisi Dolla Sapeta, a local artist, has contributed moving reflections on growing up and the general lived experience in the township.  This, together with maps, contextual 'explainers', visually appealing photography and even a few recipes, creates a book that offers the reader a rich picture of this community where happiness, love and faith coexist with the hardships of daily life in a South African township.

The purpose of this book is two-fold:

1. To be a voice carrying beyond it's isolating borders the many difficult but often inspiring, and sometimes humorous, stories of the people of KwaZakhele

2. To be utilised as a tool to raise awareness and much needed financial support for the continuing work of the Ubomi Obutsha Centre among many families broken over generations by life in a Township

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As a collaborative work between the Ubomi Obutsha Centre and partners in the Netherlands (SUON), KwaZakhele - life in a Township is an insightfully educational, and personally accessible book produced with international readership and quality standards in mind.

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You can receive your complimentary copy of KwaZakhele - life in a Township … along with an S18A Tax Deductible Receipt Certificate (South African tax payers only) when you support the Ubomi Obutsha Centre financially, either through our Sustainability Fund or with a minimum Once-Off Donation.

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First Print Run: 

(January 2025)

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A significant amount of volunteered investment has already been made over the past 3 years to produce this book as a production ready project and printing and sales have already started in the Netherlands.

 

To facilitate our first print run of KwaZakhele - life in a Township we are looking to raise 150 initial once-off donations of R2,000 each towards the 1st Book Print Fund in South Africa.  This will get the production ball rolling and set this self-sustaining social enterprise up to significantly boost funding for the valuable work of the Ubomi Obutsha Centre.

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​Would you like to support us to take this project to the next stage?

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To be a part of this initiative, either make use of the payment portal on this page or make a direct deposit into our bank account detailed below.

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NB:  Reference these donations with your Name+"1BPF" and then, if you are making a direct deposit, send a copy of the deposit proof to admin@ubomiobutsha.org so that we can allocate your contribution properly and make sure you get your copy of KwaZakhele - life in a Township soon after the first print run is completed!