It is not clear how I became a writer. There was no definitive moment. Growing up, I would journal, and also had stints trying rap and poetry. After all, where I come from there were no writers.

Fela Kuti’s shrine which stands today with his clothing on display serves as nexus to represent the politics of what this man stood for; anarchy and rebellion, through music and his clothing.

The creators of this theatre piece aim to tell this part of king Shaka’s story and also highlight the death of his mother, uNdlunkulu uNandi waseLangeni, a tragedy that broke his spirit and probably the one thing that weakened him and saw him taking decisions that other members of the royal household deemed as irrational, leading to his assassination.

Across cultures, borders and countries, spirituality is firmly ingrained in music. These melodies and rhythms tell of mythology and history, as well as spiritual beliefs held by its people.

The significance of the 19th of October 1977 ban, may however regrettably be diminished, when chroniclers recall it, under the problematic reference of ‘Black Wednesday’. ‘Black Wednesday’, was coined by the Apartheid regime’s propaganda apparatus

“The Creative Uprising has been scaled to support our creative community most affected by the current COVID-19 crisis, and has grown into an always-on programme not just the three-day festival,” says Constitution Hill CEO – Dawn Robertson.

. It is reminiscent of the former President Jacob Zuma’s belief, expressed during his rape trial, that because a woman appeared to him to be aroused, he needed to “help her finish things off”.

A Motlokwa woman, an academic, an African, brave and fearless leader who, among other things, took the responsibility of becoming the voice of the voiceless and fought for the freedom of African women.