{"product_id":"9781868426508","title":"Khabzela","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiz McGregor follows the fortunes of South African Fana Khaba, a boy from a severely disadvantaged township background, a former taxi-driver, who achieves celebrity status and a cult following as the most popular DJ on Gauteng’s new youth radio station, only to die tragically and prematurely from AIDS. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKhabzela had it all – money, fame and a string of women, literally lining up at his bedroom door. His promiscuity made him a high-risk candidate for AIDS – there was wide-spread support when he came out on air with his diagnosis – but why would such a modern, urban man refuse the treatment that could have prolonged his life so significantly? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcGregor paints a vivid picture of a society evolving from a complex and damaged past. She takes readers  back to the days of Sophiatown - vibrant, multi-cultured, razed to the ground; replaced by the match-box houses of Soweto with curfews and restrictions; post-1994, a draw-card for all-night street bashes, fuelled by dagga, beer and the hybrid beat of kwaito music; the vibe in Rosebank as emerging radio station Yfm played music not heard on the local airways before. The excitement is tangible... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKhabzela\u003c\/i\u003e  provides a valuable record of an extraordinary time in South Africa’s history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Ball Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136903692528,"sku":"9781868426508","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781868426508_p0.jpg?v=1763601569","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781868426508","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}