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Africa will always break your heart

Author: Gert Hugo  ISBN: 9781920169329

Africa will always break your heart

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Gerrie Hugo was born in South Africa and grew up in this country during the years of Apartheid. As the middle son of a non-commissioned army officer, he soaked up the military mindset in hardcore training camps, such as Oudtshoorn and Bloemfontein. Preparing for battle against the Rooi Gevaar (Red Peril) and the Swart Gevaar (Black Peril) he was determined to save his country. Rising to Colonel in the South African Defence Force, he played a role in the ‘border war’ conducted in Angola and Namibia as well as the low intensity war waged within the boundaries of South Africa.

Faced with the corruption and lies fed to military and civilian people, Hugo finally lost his blinkers and became disillusioned with the system he was fighting for. During the critical years of transition towards the New South Africa the truth dawned upon him — the ‘enemy’ was not at the borders of his beloved country, but within the very military system he had trusted all his life.  He took his evidence to the media, knowing the consequences would be severe and that he would be met by mistrust. He lost his job and his pension, spent time penniless on the streets.

In this book he presents firsthand information regarding the ‘Third Force’ that threatened to destroy South Africa. An issue that to this day has neither been accepted nor resolved in a country vulnerable to forces from all sides.

In this brutally honest telling of the death and deceit that pre-empted the South African transition, he targets the country’s deepest hypocrisies:  the ‘Christian lifestyle,’ the Nationalist society and white supremacy.

Ruthlessly he sheds light on the hidden shames of:

  • taboo sex
  • growing up with racial divides
  • the Dutch Reformed Church’s role in advocating the fight against communism and fuelling the national paranoia
  • the migrant labour system and bantustans.

 

Today Gerrie Hugo lives in Sweden, where he's building a new life for himself together with his family. Vindicated by the international media, his story is now proven true by reports emerging from the new dispensation. Hugo is married to a Swede, who worked for the Swedish Anti-Apartheid movement in Angola and Namibia at the time he was launching attacks on the same countries.
This is a tale of courage and deceit. Hugo tells it as it was, his hallmark is brutal honesty – the only way towards the truth.
Elma Pollard – Cape Town

A hardcover edition is available from http://www.lulu.com/content/586202 . International customers are advised to place their orders at http://www.lulu.com/content/573851

  • Publication Date 01 January 2007
  • Author Gerrie Hugo
  • Size A5
  • ISBN 10 1-920169-32-6
  • ISBN 13 978-1-920169-32-9
  • Number of Pages 253
  • Cover Type Paperback

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