It is a matter of public record, that by then, you had already penned your first classic Mzala: The Stories of Mbulelo Mzamane (1980). It did not escape some of us, that the latter was published with the anti-Apartheid publisher Ravan Press.

My proposed effort to herein eulogize Tibz will be limited, to his lifelong association with SHC, which was partially attempted at his memorial service on Thursday 16th February 2023, hosted at SHC’s hall and chapel whence both AKA and Tibz’s family’s and dear friends were in attendance.

This open letter serves as a reflection on the enduring impact of colonial bonds that have haunted education in South Africa's colony.

"Those who do not read must not lead, lest they mislead us into temptation and deliver us to Satan." This festival will serve as part of Prof. Marwala's legacy at UJ, and he leaves on a high note.

It is sad to concede that even in the wake of bilateral and multilateral agreements, countries claiming to be constitional democracies such as South Africa and the DRC, and multilateral organisations that are meant to serve as intermediaries such as SADC, the AU and the UN continue to fail to hold their plenipotentiaries accountable, as reflected by this latest saga at the DRC embassy in Pretoria.