Verdict: carrot
What does it mean for black South Africans to remember life under apartheid with fondness? This is the question Jacob Dlamini explores in his debut book aptly entitled Native Nostalgia. Dlamini is the most lyrical South African writer since Johnny Steinberg drifted off to New York. Like Steinberg, he delivers reflective insights with rhythmic beauty. It is worth reflecting on his main claim – which will surely stimulate debate in the months ahead – that many black South Africans harbour nostalgic memories of life under Verwoerd’s government.
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