By Thoko Sipungu, Rhodes University South Africa’s young democracy was a culmination of years of sweat, blood and revolution against the apartheid regime. In …
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Zana Masombuka: Being Ndebele is the Best Thing About Me
by Belinda Otasby Belinda OtasRich in culture and colour, Zana Masombuka is unapologetically Ndebele and wants to share it with the world. Zana Masombuka’s highly anticipated first solo …
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Today’s remembrance of the International Day of the African Child, under the theme ‘The Rights of the Child in the Digital Environment,’ recognises the …
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Ernest Cole: Most Notable South African Photobook Republished After 55 Years
by Pin Africaby Pin AfricaKylie Thomas, NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies Photographer Ernest Cole was born in 1940 in the Pretoria township of Eersterust, just …
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The woman behind the music that preserved South Africa’s rich history.
by Pin Africaby Pin AfricaBoudina McConnachie, Rhodes University The iconic South African Xhosa bow performer was born on 25 December 1943 (though she herself was uncertain of the …