THE PRESERVATION OF WHITE PRIVILEGE IS ANTITHESIS TO THE NATION’S DREAM TO BE FREE
This year marks the 49th anniversary of June 16, 1976. It is almost half a century of memory with which we are dealing. Through the dialogue held in Soweto this week, we engaged in a struggle against forgetting. In South Africa, June 16, 1976 was the bravest action undertaken, only 16 years after the Sharpeville Massacre […]
THE USNESS OF US: A TRIBUTE TO SOUTH AFRICA’S FOREMOST STRUGGLE POETS
There are verses that do more than speak. They breathe. They march. They bleed. They return across generations like incantations passed from mouth to ear, from prison cell to refugee camp, from jazz club to the guerrilla front. For those of us who came of age in exile, navigating the uncertainties of borders, belonging, and […]
250 ON CEDAR: A CULTURAL BEACON FORGED BY VISION
Yesterday, I stepped into a space I had long been reluctant to visit, 250 on Cedar. My hesitation now feels almost misplaced, for what I encountered was a sanctuary of culture, imagination, and creative brilliance. The venue is the brainchild of Tshepo Riba, a young visionary whose dedication over just four years has given rise […]