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Hamish Pillay

Hamish Pillay

About

Hamish Pillay was born in 1978 in
East London in the Eastern Cape
of South Africa. He studied at
Rhodes University before pursuing
a career as a marketing consultant,
specializing in events and talent
management. He worked for the
ICC 2003 Cricket World Cup, prior
to which he was employed by Justin
Nurse’s satirical, controversial
Laugh-It-Off Promotions. In
writing The Rainbow Has No Pink,
his first book, he seeks to publicize
some of the more bizarre aspects of
the former apartheid regime and highlight how “the reality is that
apartheid is not over”.

Santa's Birthday Gift

Santa's Birthday Gift

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<p><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;">Santa’s Birthday Gift was written in response to a grandchild’s question, after reading the story of the Nativity.<span>  </span>She asked, “But where’s Santa?”<span>  </span>This story tells the story of the Nativity and then goes on to tell the story about how when Jesus is born, Santa sees the star at the North Pole and travels to see the baby.  Since he is a toymaker, he brings his bag of toys - and offers them to the Christ Child, and then to all the people of the town.  His birthday gift to Jesus is a promise to bring gifts to all good boys and girls each year on the Christ Child's birthday</span></p>

Story Behind The Book

It took me 4 years from first hearing about the true story behind the abuse of young conscripts in the South African Defence Force. Many of the perpetrators of these abuses never faced any charges and some still live and practice medicine in the free world today while their victims live tortured lives with no hope of justice prevailing. This novel is work of fiction but is inspired by actual events that took place in South Africa during the 1970's and 1980's

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<div>“We have looked the beast in the eye. Our past will no</div><div>longer keep us hostage. We who are the rainbow people</div><div>of God will hold hands and say, ‘Never again! Nooit weer!</div><div>Ngeke futhi! Ga reno tlola!’”</div><div>Archbishop Desmond Tutu</div><div>The Truth and Reconciliation Hearings</div><div>April 15, 1996–July 31, 1998</div>