The Song of Africa

This is the story of Ivan Bender, growing up in a new resources rich country - Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), during one of the most violent periods of African history from 1948 to 1980. After a threatening encounter with a crocodile, an Ndebele warrior is assigned the job of being Ivan's guardian.A strong friendship develops between the warrior and the boy. Ivan's father is stricken by malaria and the family is forced to move to the city. There, two black waifs are taken into the Bender home