SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE AZANIAN LIONESS, MANI MOLEFE – RIP
Mani Molefe will be laid to rest in Soweto on Wednesday October 22. Mani could easily have resigned herself to live in the shadow of her sister Mmagauta Molefe. Instead, she cast her own shade. She took to community development enrolling for a six-month Ubuntu Social Development Institute (USDI) Course at Wilgespruit Fellowship Centre (WFC) […]
STEVE BIKO REMEMBERED BY HIS FOLLOWERS IN SONG, DANCE AND REVOLUTIONARY SPEECHES IN A CEREMONY AT HIS PRISON CELL
Throngs of Black Consciousness adherents – young and old – some carrying babies, gathered at the historic prison cell where Steve Bantu Biko was mercilessly murdered by the apartheid regime 48 years ago. Kgoshi Mampuru II Correctional Facility, formerly the notorious Pretoria Central Prison where anti-apartheid leaders were hanged at the gallows inside the premises, […]
REMEMBERING STRUGGLE HERO MUNTU KA MYEZA – THE SPIRIT OF THE MARTYR LIVES ON
On this solemn day, we raise our fists, bow our hearts, and lower our voices in honour of Muntu ka Myeza – the courageous, articulate, and sagacious torchbearer of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM), who, on 3 July 1990, transcended the limits of this world and ascended to the highest realm of existence. He was […]
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 […]
A STUDENT’S SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO UNSUNG STRUGGLE HERO TEACHER FANYANA MAZIBUKO AT 83
It was an afternoon steeped in history, reflection, and the kind of deep camaraderie that only those who have walked the long, unrelenting road of struggle can understand. Today, I spent time with what is referred to as A Circle of Friends. A gathering of stalwarts of the Black Consciousness Movement. These are the men […]
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 […]
A FOND SEND-OFF BY BC ACTIVISTS FOR THE AZANIAN TOWER DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE
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 […]
ANGLICAN ARCHBISHOP THABO MAKGOBA MOURNS THE PASSING OF BC STALWART DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE
I can be excused for seeking to spend this early period of Lent reflecting on the colourful life of political activist, Dr Gomolemo Mokae. Yet towards the end, the pain and sadness set It must have been in 2002 or 2003 when he was admitted to the Milpark clinic, I think. Mokgadi Pela, an old […]
A LIGHT EXTINGUISHED: TRIBUTE TO DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE – SA’S “PEOPLE’S DOCTOR”
Shock waves rippled through political circles this week as news broke of the brutal murder of Dr. Gomolemo Mokae, a towering figure in South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle. The discovery of his decomposed body at his Ga-Rankuwa Zone 1 home north of Pretoria has left comrades, patients, and literary admirers reeling in disbelief. At 64, the […]
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 […]
MYSTERY SURROUNDS THE GRUESOME FIND OF THE “PEOPLE’S DOCTOR” AND “STRUGGLE HERO” DR GOMOLEMO MOKAE’S BULLET-RIDDLED BODY IN HIS HOME
Anti-apartheid Struggle hero and a stalwart of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM), Dr Gomolemo Mokae, has been murdered at his home Ga-Rankuwa Zone 1 home north of Pretoria. Dr Mokae’s lifeless body was found with evidence of a violent death. According to reports, a postmortem has revealed that the “People’s Doctor” was “shot on both […]