Vuwani schools rise from the ashes: a journey of hope

Abstract

In 2016, a team of HSRC researchers visited Vuwani in Limpopo shortly after dozens of schools were vandalized or burned down during violent demarcation protests. In 2024, the researchers returned to conduct a follow-up study as part of an HSRC commissioned project marking 30 years of democracy in South Africa. In this article, Modimowabarwa Kanyane writes about resilience and hope in Vuwani, where residents have been rebuilding and restoring what had been lost, and about the new challenges they face.