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Farewell my friend
After a rough day at the office, and knowing that you will be in deep trouble back home because you left your dirty socks on the kitchen...


The singing guerilla
T racy Chapman, Sting, Bruce Springsteen…. These are big names in the music world. Those lucky people who saw them at the ‘Human Rights...


The people’s poet
A tall thin man comes onto the stage. Shy. He moves his big eyes from one corner to the other. He raises his hands and begins to speak....


History in a bottle
You can find history anywhere — even in a bottle! The history of liquor in South Africa is sometimes sweet, sometimes dry, but mostly...


The swinging ‘Toppies’ from Sharpeville
The people in the hall looked at the nine well-dressed madalas on the stage. They could not believe their eyes. What were these ou...


Hamba kahle Comrade Mackson
Mackson Tshikambu is dead!”. When I heard these words, I stopped for a moment. He was a man I knew. I felt a loss. Mackson Tshikambu. I...
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