Chapter 1 - Dark City

Alexandra Township, or the Dark City, as commonly known in the early fifties, is an old black township near Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was called the Dark City as there was no electricity.

The Dark City was divided from north to south by the following main streets, namely, Vasco Da Gama, John Brandt, Hofmeyer, Selbourne, Rooth, Rooseveldt, and London. From east to west, it was divided by twenty-two streets or avenues.

My father, Isaiah Rakoma, left Ga-Molepo village in Pietersburg for Johannesburg in 1938. He got married to my mother, Hendrica Ngwanankwana Manyama, in 1939 in Pietersburg.

In 1940, they were blessed with a son named Jonas. His name was later changed to Job.  A certain traditional healer adviced my parents to rename him after my late father's brother Job... This was because...

Rose and her parents, Josiah and Hendrica Rakoma, during her Graduation Day.

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