This is an in-depth look at how South Africa is being shaped. Drawing directly on the experience of ordinary South Africans, both black and white and from all walks of life, the author examines the changes that are being witnessed throughout the country and the effects of these changes on people. With chapters on violence, power and privilege, sport, the Boers and the Zulus, the author also explores what it's like to be a young South African in the mysterious world of courtship and teen-crime, witchcraft and cocaine and looks at "normal" life in the townships and suburbs of post-apartheid South Africa.