her second novel, "amandla", which was based on the 1976 soweto uprising, was also banned in south africa soon after it was published in 1980. later books by tlali include "mihloti" (meaning "tears"), a collection of short stories, interviews and non-fiction, published in 1984 by the black publishing house skotaville, which she co-founded. her novels were unbanned in 1986. her 1989 book "footprints in the quag", published in south africa by david philip, was brought out under the title "soweto stories" by pandora press.