How Mabuse Made His Sticks Hot | The Con, 26 September 2014

by Kwanele Sosibo From The Con Burnout is more than just a song by Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse. It is a singular signifier of what it meant to be South African in the 80s. The slow-building, passionate delivery and the unforgettable keyboard riff resonated with pretty much everyone who heard it. Kids in the township reclaimed…

Bongani Masuku Benefit Concert 2 July 2014

South African artists came together to remember musician Bongani Masuku at a benefit concert for his family on 2 July 2014 at Joburg Theatre. [Pictures: Valentina Nicol/The Citizen Newspaper] The music fraternity learnt the shocking news of Masuku’s untimely death on the evening of 17 May 2014. He was tragically shot and killed in Troyville….

CCTV SA RIVONIA SPEECH

Report by CCTV Correspondent René Del Carme Black & White Rivonia Trial photographs, copyright of Lionel Shapiro.