African Oral Narratives
Military Intelligence in Apartheid-era South Africa

An interview with Flora Mpusi and Flora Makwa, both elderly women in Chief Vilakazi’s household, by Dale McKinley and Ahmed Veriava.

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Creator: Makwa, Flora
McKinley, Dale
Mpusi, Flora
Veriava, Ahmed
Contributing Institutions: SAHA; MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University
Contributors: Emmanuel Mokgoga (Translator)
Moses Moremi (Transcriber)
Biography: Elderly women in Chief Vilakazi's household, both Flora Mpusi and Flora Makwa have lived their entire lives in Maandagshoek. They live in the compound of Chief Vilakazi which is situated several kilometres away from the main part of Maandagshoek. They are part owners of a Section 21 company contracted by Modikwa mine to provide washing services for worker uniforms/overalls. Both are of pensionable age, although Flora Makwa does not receive her pension due to an incorrect ID document.
Description: This interview with Flora Mpusi and Flora Makwa, both elderly women in Chief Vilakazi’s household, was conducted by Dale McKinley and Ahmed Veriava in Maandagshoek in 2007 as part of the South African History Archive's Alternative History Project, titled 'Forgotten Voices in the Present'.
Date: June 11, 2007
Location: Maandagshoek, Limpopo, Republic of South Africa
Format: Audio/mp3
Language: Sotho
Rights Management: For educational use only.
Digitizer: SAHA
Source: SAHA collection AL3280

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