Absence does make the heart grow fonder.
In new S. Africa, some in 'Coloured' community nostalgic for apartheid
Apartheid legally divided South Africans into groups of whites, blacks, Indians and "Coloured," a term meaning people deemed to be of mixed race.
The remnants of system were swept away a quarter-century ago, and today the notion of race remains as discredited as is segregation.
"We were much more comfortable during the apartheid. They would provide us a school pack with all the stationery. We had nurses in the schools. There was order and discipline. If you set a place alight, you would end up in jail.
"The apartheid government used to look after education, health, housing. (This) government does not look after us. I prefer apartheid."