SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO MOLEFE PHETO, THE SELFLESS LEGEND OF THE LIBERATION STRUGGLE
Molefe Pheto was an outstanding person who contributed to the (national liberation) struggle, and in the arts. A cultural activist of note who was an author, a teacher, a coordinator who touched many lives, wherever he has passed. The committee comprised people from different genres, artists, poets, business people, journalists, struggle veterans, authors, film and […]
DIARY OF A BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS TOWER WHO SURVIVED APARTHEID BRUTALITY TO TELL THE STORY
August 18, 2025, marked 48 years since Black Consciousness father Steve Biko was arrested in a roadblock with his confidant and comrade, Peter Cyril Jones. The writer, a BC anti-apartheid activist and a contemporary of Biko, recounted the events of that fateful roadblock and that resulted in Biko’s assassination in police custody on September 12, […]
IN MEMORY OF THE LATE WORDSMITH NGUGI WA THIONG’O, AFRICA’S LITERARY GIANT
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, who passed away on 28 May 2025, leaves behind one of the most enduring and transformative legacies in the world of letters. Ngugi, a towering intellectual figure, a fierce advocate for linguistic decolonization, and a political dissident of global resonance, has produced an oeuvre that extends far beyond his fiction. A many-sided […]
ACTIVITIES LINED UP TO HONOUR CDE PHETHO, THE AZANIAN “BULL FROM MORULENG”
On Wednesday June 11 2025, mentors and mentees in the cultural sphere, are expected to descend on the residence of internationally acclaimed cultural icon Molefe Pheto at Bangadile Farm, in Magalies, to celebrate the illustrious life of the living legend turning 90 years of age. The June 11, 2025 event in Magalies will be the […]
AFRICAN LITERARY ICON NGUGI WA THIONG’O DIES
Africa’s literary giant Professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o is no more. His daughter, who is also a writer, Wanjiku Wa Ngugi, announced in a Facebook post that he passed on early Wednesday 28th May. He was 87 years old. The Kenyan scholar, author, trailblazing academic and simply one of the continent’s most influential shapeshifters will be […]
ARTISTS DELIVER MOVING TRIBUTES AT PEOPLES’ DOCTOR’S MEMORIAL
A glittering array of eminent artists descended on Pretoria State Theater on Wednesday to pay glowing tributes to slain erudite playwright, author and Black Consciousness firebrand, Gomolemo Mokae. Mokae (61) was shot in his Garankuwa home over two months ago. His killers are still at large.Leading the tributes, veteran artist, Jerry Tsie, the convenor of […]
DR MOKAE’S FAMILY DECRIES LACK OF EMPATHY FROM GOVERNMENT
The family of slain people’s doctor, Gomolemo Mokae, has bemoaned the fact that not a single government official has visited them to offer condolences and support following his brutal murder three weeks ago. This was said at his memorial service at Freedom Park in Pretoria on Friday. Johnny Mokae, Dr Mokae’s elder brother, said judging […]
DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE TO BE IMMORTALISED BY FREEDOM PARK
The name of Dr Gomolemo Mokae, slain Black Consciousness leader, will be immortalized for generations to come. The announcement was made during the memorial service held at Freedom Park in Pretoria. Console Tleane, a top official at Freedom Park who addressed the dignified service in honour of the “People’s Doctor”, said Dr Mokae’s name has […]
BC STALWARTS TO HONOUR SLAIN DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE IN A SPECIAL MEMORIAL SERVICE
A glittering array of artists and political activists are expected to converge on Freedom Park, in Pretoria, on Friday to honour the legacy of slain Black Consciousness icon, Dr Gomolemo Mokae. Dr Mokae (61), was assassinated in his home in Zone 1 Garankuwa, north of Pretoria, three weeks ago. His assailants are still at large. […]
VIDEO TRIBUTE TO THE LATE DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE
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IS BLACK CHILD NATURE’S BLUNDER? AZAPO PRESIDENT NELVIS QEKEMA ASKS
A FOND SEND-OFF BY BC ACTIVISTS FOR THE AZANIAN TOWER DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE
