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0^ 0^UNIVERSITY PRESSSouthern AfricaOxford University Press Southern Africa (Pty) LtdVasco Boulevard, Goodwood, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa PO Box 12119, N1 City, 7463, Cape Town, Republic of South AfricaOxford University Press Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd is a subsidiary of Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP.The Press, a department of the University of Oxford, furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education in publishing worldwide inOxford NewYorkAuckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei TorontoWith offices inArgentinia Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Turkey Ukraine VietnamOxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countriesPublished in South Africaby Oxford University Press Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd, Cape TownThe Mending SeasonISBN 978 0 19 576173 3© Kagiso Lesego Molope 2005The moral rights of the author have been assertedDatabase right Oxford University Press Southern Africa (pty) Ltd (maker)First published 2005 Seventh impression 2012All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate designated reprographics rights organisation. Equiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd, at the address above.You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose the same condition on any acquirer.Commisioning Editor: Megan hall Editor: Robert Berold Proofreader: Tessa Kennedy Design: Oswald Kurten Cover: Cathy WattsSet in 11.5 pt on 13.8 pt Adobe Caslon by Richards DTP Imagesetting by Castle GraphicsPrinted and bound by ABC Press, Cape Town118163Please note: in this novel, Gauteng refers to the city of Johannesburg, as it would have done during the early 1990s,