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My name is Martha Nambisa. I was born and raised in the Vaal Triangle, Sharpeville. I am 35 years old and have three kids.

My eldest daughter is 18, yes! She’s immensely grown, and the responsibilities have forced her to age quickly.

My first child was still at school when I fell pregnant. Baby daddy did agree to be responsible for it, but upon the birth of the child, he only assisted me financially for the first year of the child, and then he vanished.

The other 2 have the same dad, but unfortunately, their dad is late. Their dad passed during the chaotic riots in Sharpeville, and till today, we don’t know his killers. It was one morning, very hot, and I felt like a different hit on the day. We woke up to the typical day, which began with the chores, and before we knew it, there were people screaming and whistling, and guys had to go and represent their homes. Only if I knew that this was the last time I saw him.

He went out with his object because everyone had something in hand. They went to the side of the big shop where they were protesting. Police were already on standby, ready to mitigate and cool off the anger. Still, with the slate they had and the few among the crowd were raving in rage because of what the politicians told them for their selfish reasons, both the protesters and the police could not come to an agreement. Fights began, it was very chaotic, and before we could make sense of one, one boy came home running with the bad news: my man had died on the scene.

Till today, I haven’t had peace within. I still feel like justice should have been served.  I tried counseling, but it does not help; maybe it’s too early to heal, but with all the sessions that I have attended, my wound is still open and bleeds every chance I get.

I am unemployed. I live off social grants for my 2 kids because the elder one has reached the age and was cut off. My elder daughter does part-time jobs at Shoprite only when they need a reliever for the day, especially on holidays. It is nothing much she earns, but the little we get goes a long way.

I have been through a lot emotionally. I hope I’ll finally reach peace and a breakthrough to give my kids the better lives they deserve.

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