Shaka “Sigidi” “Mlilwana” ka Senzangakhona Emperor Shaka the Great (aka “Sigidi ka Senzangakhona”), who was murdered on this day, 24 September 1828, is often reputed as a warrior to have…
Zenzile Miriam Makeba: Mama Afrika “Honestly, I’m just a little old singer, I am not a politician, I’m not an economist or anything of the sort. I just wish that…
MK Western Cape Regional Machinery Arrested On 21 September 1987, Gary Kruser arrived at Cine 400 in Athlone, Cape Town, where he was supposed to meet with Bongani Jonas of…
The Power of Telling Our Own Stories We are the stories we are told, and we are the stories we tell ourselves and the world. Your culture is your story.…
SACP Announces the Death of Chairman Yusuf Dadoo On the morning of 20 September 1983, the South African Communist Party (SACP) announced the passing on of its Chairman and political…
“Bra Gib” Gibson Mthuthuzeli Kente: How Long HOW LONG: Written and first performed in 1973, it is a melodramatic musical play with political undertones in the township style, it is…
BJ Vorster Tenders his Resignation as Apartheid Prime Minister On 19 September 1978, John Vorster shocked the nation by tendering his resignation as Prime Minister for the apartheid government, at…
Papa: The Village Pope You’re waiting for your name, to be calledYour body is shaking with disbeliefCause you never, ever worked for it before Born from the masterA master of…
Johnny Clegg’s Final Journey I think we are moving into a kind of massive, global meltdown of national identities into sub-identities. The fracturing of societies on race, class, gender, and…
Mozambique Establishes a Transitional Authority On 18 September 1974, the Portuguese government handed over power to a transitional government, dominated by FRELIMO (Frente de Libertação de Moçambique – Front for…