Oliver Tambo: Solidarity in Deeds and Actions
Oliver Tambo: Solidarity in Deeds and Actions (Extracts from Address by O.R. Tambo, Acting President-General of the African National Congress of South Africa, to the Oslo Conference on behalf of…
Oliver Tambo: Solidarity in Deeds and Actions (Extracts from Address by O.R. Tambo, Acting President-General of the African National Congress of South Africa, to the Oslo Conference on behalf of…
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)…
A Great Step Forward: Oliver Tambo and the Arusha Declaration (Tanzania) (Extracts of the Message from the Deputy-President of the African National Congress of South Africa, Oliver Tambo, to His…
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…
Bra Johnny Mekoa: Jazz Giant Bra Johnny was born John Ramakhobotla Mekoa on 11 April 1945. Mekoa was a man who had had the foot of the apartheid system at…
Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo: South Africa’s Cultural Ambassadors Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a South African male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of a capella music,…
Abdullah Ibrahim: Music Maestro “In Africa, the music legacy is passed on through families …” “Our traditional music is very, very complex compared, for example, to western music. Many people…
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: The Fearless Warrioress “In her particular life, we may see more clearly the violence wrought by colonialism and apartheid, the profound consequences of fraternal political movements to whom…
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…