We’ve written previously about the important role that the international community played in the fight against apartheid, ultimately bringing about the economic boycott that brought the apartheid government to its knees. But in addition to raising awareness, some organisations went a step further by raising funds to fight the South African apartheid government. With countless … Read more
This past Wednesday legendary cartoonist, Zapiro, joined the ranks of the likes of Susan Sontag, Patti Smith, Steven Spielberg, and our very own Johnny Clegg and William Kentridge, when he was bestowed the award of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. The award recognises those individuals who have made significant contributions … Read more
The United Nations (UN) was founded on the 24th October 1945 following World War II, which was marked by an estimated 70 to 85 million fatalities and included the Holocaust, which saw some six million Jewish people – around two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population – murdered because of their ethnicity. On the 10th December 1948 … Read more
On a number of occasions we’ve written about the important role that music, and in particular, protest songs, played in the anti-apartheid struggle. But there’s a whole other side to the story that we haven’t looked at, and that’s what apartheid robbed us of. More than simply entertainment, music as an art form enriches our … Read more
Ngenkathi uMasipala weTheku uqamba kabusha imigwaqo yawo eminingi eminyakeni embalwa edlule, omunye wemigwaqo emikhulu yedolobha washintshwa ukuba u-West Street waba u-Dr Pixley KaSeme Street. Ikheli le- Durban City Hall, isakhiwo esinomlando nesibalulekile ngokwenhlangano yenkululeko, lishintshile ngenxa yalokho. Ukuqanjwa kabusha kuka-West Street mhlawumbe kwaba olunye lwezinguquko ezibaluleke kakhulu ezenziwayo futhi kukhomba iqhaza elibalulekile uKaSeme alibamba emlandweni … Read more
Ngo-1906, iNkosi uBhambatha kaMancinza yahola umbuso wamaNgisi ‘eZululand’, iphikisana nalokho okwakwaziwa njengentela yokuvota. Empeleni kusukela ngo-1906 kuya ku-1909, intela yokuvota yayihlangene nezinye izintela ukucindezela abantu abakhuluma isiZulu ohlelweni lwabasebenzi bekoloni. Ezinye izintela – zamadokodo, izinja nomshado – bezilokhu zikhona kusukela cishe ngo-1848 futhi ‘intela yokuvota’ yengeze u- £ 1 ngomuntu ngamunye (okwakulingana no- £ 110 … Read more