The Memories of My Life in Alexandra Township I Know

About the Book

The book "The Memories of My Life in Alexandra Township I Know" is about my life entwined into three parts: my childhood to adulthood life, living in the poverty-stricken, gangster prone and notorious Alexandra Township and also living during the apartheid era. The book also talks about the famous Putco bus boycott, whereby all bus commuters boycotted the Putco buses, and decided to walk to work from Alexandra Township to town (Johannesburg).

The setting first begins in Alexandra Township during the year 1943 and ends during the year 1961 after the forced removal by the then apartheid regime.

This book will engage you and keep you glued to it, since it is actually an autobiography about one lady's perseverance and determination throughout the challenges that she had to overcome living with a family of 9 siblings and self-employed parents, who did their best for all of their children - through giving them love, caring, education and support, irrespective of the challenges of living during the apartheid era.

All these memories shall forever be engraved into Rose's head, as she lived through them, and persevered through her determination and God's Grace!

About the Author

Rose Mmatšatši Llale (née Rakoma), is first daughter of the late Mr Josiah Rakoma and the late Mrs Hendrica Rakoma. She resided in Alexandra Township, Number 43, Fifth Avenue, Johannesburg, South Africa. She was married to the late Amos Mokone Llale, who passed away in 1992. They were blessed with four daughters, namely Daphney, Moepeng, Josephine, and Mabel and two granddaughters, namely Katlego (Daphney’s daughter) and Lerato (Mabel’s daughter). Rose first qualified as a higher primary school teacher in 1962. She taught for only nine months in 1963. Then in October 1963, she enrolled as a student nurse at Pretoria General Hospital. In 1968, she qualified as a midwife at Baragwanath Hospital. In 1977, she qualified as an ophthalmic nurse at St John Eye Hospital, Johannesburg. In 1980, she obtained a primary health care nursing diploma at Soweto Community Health Centres in Johannesburg and obtained a BCUR nursing degree in 1986 with the University of South Africa. From December 1999 to November 2000, she worked at a nursing home in Glasgow, Scotland. In the year 2002, she worked in Northampton’s Rushden Nursing Home, and for the last six months, she worked in Wales’ Nursing Home. At present, she is retired and is doing sessional nursing at Baragwanath’s St John Eye Hospital section.