By Nelvis QekemaThe Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) is deeply saddened by the passing of Cde Tumelo Moea from Ga-Kgosi Galeshewe. As a leader of AZAPO’s tertiary student wing, AZASCO, Cde Moea made an immeasurable contribution to the liberation struggle. Between 1999 and 2000, he…
LIFE OF THE LATE SEDUPE JOSIAH RAMOKGOPA Sedupe Josiah “Rams” Ramokgopa (86) was born in Orlando East, Soweto on the 25th of March 1937. He was the second-born child of Tobola Baldwin Ramokgopa and Mapula Frieda Ramokgopa (nee Madiba). When he was a young…
A TRIBUTE TO DR DON MATTERA By Nelvis Qekema 26 July 2022 It was the 18th day of July – the birthday of the iconic Nelson Mandela. As usual, the government had called on every South African to offer a 67 minutes service to…
Advocate Chris Madibeng MOKODITOA RIP: An Appreciation For many of us who were contemporaries with Chris on this journey as comrades and fighters for justice, it is a sad moment today to be here to bid farewell, to bid a respectful and fond farewell…
TRIBUTE TO CDE PHINDILE PATRICIA MAVUSO – A TIRELESS FIGHTER AND DAUGHTER OF THE SOIL. 1961 – 1997 Cde Phindile Patricia Mavuso was born on the 20th January 1961. She was the third child of Mrs Nomvula Mavuso and the late Mr Peter Mavuso….
TRIBUTE TO A GREAT SON OF AZANIA AND LIBERATION THEOLOGIAN – REV. TEBOGO “JEFF” “KHALA” MOSELANE. By Moemedi Kepadisa – Gauteng Chairman of AZAPO. On Friday, 23rd June, the ominous dark clouds hung over the nation as we received the sad news on the…
TRIBUTE TO MORAKENYANE THABANG “COBRA” MOTLOLISI 30th OCTOBER 1964 – 05th MARCH 1991 SOCIETY is divided into different and distinctive categories of people. There are those who never challenge the status quo but conform to the current practice by submitting to the authority of the…
Nkutsoeu Motsau battles with disability * By Frans Pale During my recent trip to Cape Town on the Africa Aerospace Day, I got an opportunity to meet Nkutsoeu Motsau (53), affectionately known among the Azanian People/s Organisation (AZAPO) members as Skaap. My meeting with…
A tribute to a young great BC life by Moemedi Kepadisa Unlike some of our young Black Consciousness (BC) stalwarts, Mokete Masetle never aspired for or held high office in any of the numerous structures he served in. He never made any pretensions to…
GODUKA GUERILLA: A TRIBUTE TO CDE ADVOCATE KABELO LENGANE Political activist and human rights lawyer Adv Kabelo Lengane (56) breathed his last on 17 March 2019 at his house in Bryanston, Johannesburg. It was such an ambush to all Azanians that many of us…
Esau Tshehlo Mokhethi was born on the 29 April 1952 in Koolfontein, Meyerton District. He matriculated at Morris Isaacson High School in Central Western Jabavu under the principalship of Lakgau Mathabatha. His political life started there as a young inquisitive student. His uncle, Mr….