Velani loves 'Volksie,' his Volkswagen more than the 'Struggle.' Aunt Lizzy recalls her days as a Shebeen Queen whey they used to hide Alcohol from the police in coffins. M'ma Lithoto sits on a crowded station platform with her niece and bundles of belongings wondering where to go now that she has left her husband. These are Miriam Tlali's people of Soweto--coping with daily life in the city, commuting on segregated trains, avoiding the police.