Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré, born 9 January 1922, and passed on 26 March 1984, was a Guinean political leader and African statesman who was the first President of…
SUCCESS IS NO ACCIDENT On this day, 29 December 2022, Edson Arantes do Nascimento (born 23 October 1940), better known by his nickname Pelé, passed on after being diagnosed with…
Celebrating Makhanda’s Day! On 25 December 1820, exactly 205 years ago, during his imprisonment on Robben Island, Makhanda drowned as he escaped along with 30 other prisoners. The escape boat…
Remembering Barney Molokoane (27 August 1957 – 28 November 1985) “Barney was my friend. We played soccer in the same team. He was very talkative and didn’t mince his words.…
Remembering Petrus Linda Jabane: “The Lion of Chiawelo” Exactly 45 years ago, on the morning of 21 November 1980, at around 04:00, members of the apartheid Security Police knocked on…
Remembering Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere “Neo-colonialism is being fought more effectively, I think, with a new leadership in Africa. And I believe the one region which can lead this fight…
Oliver Tambo: On Chief Albert John Luthuli (Extracts of a Statement following the Passing On of ANC President-General of the ANC of S.A., Chief Albert John Luthuli, 21 July 1967)…
Mbongeni Ngema: A Revolutionary Force in the Arts “When I grew up, all I wanted to be was a musician … I always wanted to be on stage performing for…
Remembering Gamal Abdel Nasser 55 Years On On this day, 28 September 1970, Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second President of…
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…