Describes how the culture of South Africa is reflected in its many festivals, including the Hermanus Whale Festival, Freedom Day, and the Grahamstown Festival.
Jamela gets in trouble when she takes the expensive material intended for a new dress for Mama, parades it in the street, and allows it to become dirty and torn.
A South African boy makes a long journey through the desert to join his parents in a mining village, reaching them on Christmas Day and seeing his new baby sister.
"Master Harold," or Hally, learns that his alcoholic father is to be released from the hospital and struggles with his emotions during a confrontation with the two black men who help in the family's restaurant in 1950s South Africa.
Surveys the history, topography, people, and culture of South Africa, with emphasis on its current economy, industry, and place in the political world.
Traces the history of apartheid in South Africa and highlights the leadership role of Nelson Mandela in bringing about an end to the oppression of black people in that country.
In their own words, a variety of teenagers from South Africa talk about their years growing up under apartheid, and about the changes now occurring in their country.
