Nkotsi's music is a respite, it is invigorating, it is a breathing space and an interval before we face our daily problems, and I'm becoming used to the thought of his music being a response to the political as much as it is to the spiritual.

In an interview with writer Mayuyuka Kaunda, Aluwani Thovhakale shares that his grandmother used to refer to him as a hermit, so when he got into poetry, he decided to adopt it as a pen/stage name.

Long histories of violence and systematic discrimination have created deep inequalities that disadvantage certain groups from the onset. These inequalities then intersect with each other, for example racism, sexism, classism etc, especially within the context of blackness.

The aftermath of the most recent upsurge of violence, targeting the Banyamulenge people since 2017, is worth attention. Violence initially stretched from the villages of Minembwe upto Bibokoboko.

Racial capitalism emerges within Europe before it reaches uninvited the shores of Azania around the 1400s.The historical emergence of Racial capitalism in Europe will be explained at a later stage in the article.

When I grew up, I never had much time with books, not that there were any lying around at home, unattended and less loved but simply because I grew up in a home and rural place wherein seeing a book was extremely rare.

Mokgaga’s obscurity sadly persists under the watch of his one-time political home, the African National Congress (ANC). Mokgaga was one of the ANC’s pioneering intellectuals, as witness Clause 8 of the Freedom Charter of 1955: “The doors of learning shall be opened to all.”

Start something, preferably as young as you possibly can… which is today. This is the youngest you’ll ever be, going forward. If you are clear in your vision, you will find people who either believe in you or are themselves looking for a plan to plug into.