What is the setting of And They Didn't Die by Lauretta Ngcobo?

The novel begins in the mid-fifties in a rural village in South Africa. As the novel's plot continues to develop, years pass, taking the characters from the fifties to the eighties. During this time period, South Africa is experiencing an apartheid that causes a great deal of tension and political protest. All of this is the backdrop to the main character's life, leading to many events in which the political atmosphere and her life collide.