Tag: Apartheid Legacy

WHAT ON EARTH QUALIFIES HELEN ZILLE AS AN ‘ANTI-APARTHEID ACTIVIST’?

South African history records Saths Cooper as one of the SASO Nine — student leaders arrested in 1974 for their ‘anti-apartheid’ activities. Cooper was not “so-called.” He was, and remains, a central figure in the Black Consciousness Movement and a true liberation activist. Yet, in stark contrast, Helen Zille is also labeled an “anti-apartheid activist” […]

INDIGENOUS MUSIC DESERVES MORE THAN A HERITAGE MONTH SPOTLIGHT

Every September, South Africa celebrates Heritage Month. It is during this time that indigenous music briefly takes centre stage: the Zulus’ maskandi, Bapedi’s tsa manyalo (Lekompo), Tsonga rhythms, and other traditional genres appear across radio, television, and newspapers. Artists are interviewed, their music played, and their stories showcased. Yet, once the month ends, the spotlight […]

REFLECTIONS ON YOUTH DAY 2025 – THE POWER OF OUR HISTORY AND IDENTITY

This year’s Youth Day commemorates 49 years since the June 16 Student Uprisings (also known as the Soweto Massacres), a crucial turning point in the liberation struggle of South Africa. In 1976, Soweto, the unbridled bravery of tens-of-thousands of schoolchildren ignited a countrywide rebellion, setting in motion a transformation that would define the future. The merciless killing of […]