MEC MAILE’S ADDRESS AT THE WINNIE MANDELA PUBLIC LECTURE

“It is an honour to stand before you this evening, on this auspicious occasion of the launch of the Qhakaza: Pain Undefined exhibition curated by one of the most iconic fashion artists of our time, Gift Kgosierileng. This evening, we gather here in memory and celebration of a great revolutionary, Mama Winnie Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela, whose life and legacy […]

Dr GOMOLEMO MOKAE GIVEN A REVOLUTIONARY SEND-OFF DURING AN EMOTIONAL FUNERAL

Slain Black Consciousness leader Dr Gomolemo Mokae was laid to rest in a revolutionary service attended by throngs of his comrades who turned up in large numbers. The funeral service was held at the majestic Thabong lodge in Ga-Rankuwa, Dr Mokae’s lifetime township. He was later laid to rest at the local Kgabalatsane cemetery after […]

LARGE CROWDS EXPECTED AS DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE IS LAID TO REST

Slain Black Consciousness stalwart Dr Gomolemo Mokae will be laid to rest in a funeral ceremony to be attended by throngs of political allies and foes alike today, Tuesday March 11. Dr Mokae was found murdered in his Ga-Rankuwa Zone1 home on March 5, having been last seen alive on February 28. Police say his […]

AN ACTOR’S TRIBUTE TO SLAIN DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE

Words cannot describe how the nation felt upon hearing news of the passing of Black Consciousness Movement firebrand, an intelectual giant, renowned author of several books and TV dramas scriptwriter Dr Gomolemo Mokae . The publicised police report indicates that he was murdered in his house in Ga-Rankuwa township north of the capital, Pretoria. In the 1980’s during the height of apartheid, the […]

MULTI-TALENTED DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE WAS BRILLIANCE PERSONIFIED

Sir Winston Churchill’s description of an incomprehensible situation as a “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma…” could easily apply to the life and untimely passing of Dr. Gomolemo Mokae. Dr. Mokae has proved to be an enigma in several ways. While many individuals are known to be the greatest achievers in one […]

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA MOURNS PASSING OF DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE

President Cyril Ramaphosa has been saddened by the violent death of renowned medical doctor, author and black consciousness intellectual and activist Dr Gomolemo Mokae. Dr Mokae, 61, was found dead in his Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria, home on Wednesday, 05 March 2025, after he had last been seen on February 28. President Ramaphosa offers his deep condolences […]

FAREWELL TO A VERY SPECIAL TOWER, DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE, A CUT ABOVE THE REST

How does one pay tribute to a colossal giant – literally and figuratively – who has met his tragic demise in one of the most horrific ways? Let me try: The slain Dr Gomolemo Mokae was a larger-than-life figure. I know this is a cliché. But if truth be told, the firebrand Black Consciousness political […]