South African exiles know and do not envy the experience of others.
In 1965, she came to England and married another South African exile; they have two children.
The oldest of three brothers, Vusi is a South African exile summoned home from the United States to bury his father.
He spent a lot of time with a young South African exile and with a man who had been a medical volunteer in Mozambique.
Overseas aid for South African exiles is limited.
I recall the statement of a South African exile: "We must help this government to succeed or we will have fought for nothing."
Much of their work tries to express what it means to be an African in exile.
Ridley Wright had married a South African exile and returned with her after 1990.
So would a South African exile who contributed to Nelson Mandela's recent speaking tour.
Estimates of the number of South African exiles have ranged from 10,000 to 60,000.