“Having a soldier for a father, an abuser of note really changed my life and how I view men,” says a writer as she opens up about her relationship with men and how she found herself part of a secret society in Africa.
To celebrate women’s day, Jackie Phamotse engaged with an audience at the University of Johannesburg(UJ) to discuss her new book, a sequel titled BARE: The Cradle of the Hockey club.
The aim of this event was look in depth at the things she speaks about in her book like transactional sex, life in Sandton, sex cults, abuse and rape and to make people cautious of this society.
Jackie highlights how her relationship with men changed depending on who she met by referring to the incidents she has encountered. From having an abusive father, she is gang raped in a club in Bloemfontein while she is at boarding school.
She mentions that when she gets to Johannesburg her life changes completely. Not only does she get raped by a photographer while trying to compile a portfolio for her modelling career, a trusted friend, Linte Kente introduces her to a sugar daddy. “Being from a boarding school that was on a mountain and had strict rules, when she introduced me to “life”, to Sandton I was blown away,” says Jackie.
THE HOCKEY CLUB
- A secret society where young women (and men) were auctioned off to wealthy people.
- The hub for this society in South Africa was Sandton.
- The people on auction would engage in transactional sex.
- This was a sex cult,blood sacrifices involved.
- Many girls did not leave the place alive.
- The organs of the dead girls would be sold.
- The bodies would be disposed in townships like Thembisa.
Members of the audience had a chance to ask questions and get their books signed. Nombuso, a UJ student shared a similar experience and told the audience how she got out of it. “He almost killed me. I jumped out of a moving car, said Nombuso.
Mmaphuthi Mashegoana (20) , a 2nd year Bcom Accounting student who attended the event mentioned that it was eye opening and fun. ” I got my copy of The Cradle of the Hockey Club signed and I got a picture with one of my favourite writers,” exclaimed Mmaphuthi.
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