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Remembering Hugh Masekela, South African legend: 1939-2018
South African jazz maestro Hugh Masekela died on 23 January 2018, aged 78, following a nine-year battle against prostate cancer.
CD Anderson
More than just an...
Remembering Keorapetse Kgositsile 1938-2018
South African poet laureate, political activist and academic Keorapetse "Bra Willie" Kgositsile passed away on 3 January 2018 after a short illness. He was...
Remembering Ray Phiri, South African musician 1947 – 2017
Legendary Stimela founder and internationally renowned singer and guitarist Ray Phiri died on 12 July 2017, following a battle with lung cancer. The self-taught...
Remembering ‘Uncle Kathy’: Ahmed Kathrada 1929-2017
Former Rivonia trialist and anti-apartheid struggle veteran Ahmed Kathrada died today, following a long illness. He was 87. After 1994, Kathrada served as a...
Remembering Joe Mafela, South African actor 1942 – 2017
Beloved star of film and television Joe Mafela died on 18 March 2017, following a road accident in Johannesburg. He was 75.
CD Anderson
Well known...
Remembering South African writer Peter Abrahams: 1919 – 2017
South African writer Peter Abrahams died on 18 January 2017. An early pioneer in the exploration of race identity in South Africa, he was...
Remembering Thandi Klaasen, South African singer 1931-2017
Legendary South African jazz singer Thandi Klaasen died on 15 January 2017 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. The news was announced by...
Remembering Muhammad Ali in Africa
American boxing legend Muhammad Ali had a deep connection with Africa: the continent's fighting spirit influenced his own articulate political and spiritual philosophy. Ali...
Mulaudzi was a South African hero for our times
At just 34, one of the country's best runners died in a car crash on his way to an athletics meeting. A shy guy off the track, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi was aggressive and competitive when he was running, a mental toughness that brought him medals aplenty. He had turned his talents to coaching young rural athletes before his death.
Lights dim on South Africa’s stages
Joan Brickhill, grande dame of South African theatre, has taken her final bow. After a lifetime in the spotlight, the all-singing, all-dancing, all-razzmatazz actress has gone on to the great stage in the sky. She shall be missed; they just don't make 'em like that anymore.
