Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Glossary and translation
- Images from production
- Ulwembu: the play script
- Prologue: Our story
- Scene 1 Behind the police station
- Scene 2 The police station, captain's office
- Scene 3 The school yard
- Scene 4 Portia's house
- Scene 5 Behind Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 6 Behind Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 7 The police station
- Scene 8 Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 9 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 10 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 11 Portia's house
- Scene 12 Bongani's house
- Scene 13 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 14 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 15 Bongani's house
- Scene 16 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 17 Sipho's room
- Scene 18 Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 19 Captain's office
- Scene 20 Behind the police station
- Scene 21 Bongani's house
- Scene 22 Portia's house
- Scene 23 Captain's office
- Scene 24 Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 25 On the street
- Epilogue: Our story
- Notes
- The Authors
Scene 12 - Bongani's house
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 May 2019
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Glossary and translation
- Images from production
- Ulwembu: the play script
- Prologue: Our story
- Scene 1 Behind the police station
- Scene 2 The police station, captain's office
- Scene 3 The school yard
- Scene 4 Portia's house
- Scene 5 Behind Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 6 Behind Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 7 The police station
- Scene 8 Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 9 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 10 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 11 Portia's house
- Scene 12 Bongani's house
- Scene 13 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 14 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 15 Bongani's house
- Scene 16 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 17 Sipho's room
- Scene 18 Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 19 Captain's office
- Scene 20 Behind the police station
- Scene 21 Bongani's house
- Scene 22 Portia's house
- Scene 23 Captain's office
- Scene 24 Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 25 On the street
- Epilogue: Our story
- Notes
- The Authors
Summary
BONGANI throws ANDILE onto the stage and paces furiously after him, waving a handful of cash in his face.
BONGANI: This isn't enough.
ANDILE: It's all there, bra.
BONGANI: I gave you four thousand rands worth of stock last week to sell and you giving me two thousand back. [Aggressively.] Come … where's the rest of my money?
ANDILE: Ai, just chillax … there was four sgodo there when I last checked.
BONGANI: Would you like me to count it again for you? Eh?
ANDILE: That won't be necessary.
BONGANI: Then tell me, where is the rest of my money?
ANDILE: It must have fallen out my pocket on the way here, Bra Bongani.
BONGANI: You think I'm stupid?
ANDILE: I wouldn't steal from you. You my friend man … my boss. The cops have been hassling me, they took some of my goof from me last week.
BONGANI: You think I'm stupid?
ANDILE: No.
BONGANI: What am I going to tell my boss, eh, when he comes for his money? I have a family to feed. You want to see us all starve?
ANDILE: I'm serious, bra. I had it earlier.
BONGANI: You smoked it, didn't you?
ANDILE: No
BONGANI: Just tell me! [No answer.] Tell me!
ANDILE: Only a little bit, Bra Bongani.
BONGANI: You wasting my fucking time.
ANDILE: Please … I'll make it up to you.
BONGANI: Uwena shlama!
ANDILE: I only tried a little to keep the arosta away while I was working. You don't know what that pain is like.
BONGANI: I'm not here to fund your filthy habits. You want to be my runner then I have to be able to trust you.
ANDILE: It won't happen again.
BONGANI: That's what you said the last time.
ANDILE: It won't.
BONGANI: I'm a patient man, Andile. Four years in prison taught me this. After your aunt kicked you out her house I was the one that took you in and let you crash on my floor. I've fed you … bailed you out from the police station over and over again. I've looked after you and this is how you repay me eh? [Beat.]
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- UlwembuEmpatheatre and the Big Brotherhood, pp. 33 - 35Publisher: Wits University PressPrint publication year: 2018