 As late as 1983, under the name of Eva, she was still known in South Africa, as a caution against miscegenation.In 1990, South African poet and author Karen Press wrote a poem entitled "Krotoa’s Story" that attempted to reimagine Krotoa’s life, emotions, and conflicting desires partly from her perspective.The poem was based on an earlier children’s story by Press entitled "Krotoa", which was created as part of an educational initiative by the South African Council for Higher Education designed to inform schoolchildren about colonization from the perspective of indigenous South Africans.