Tag: Issue 125

Darryl Accone Below is a list of participants including journalists, country representatives,...

Thapelo Mokoatsi Clements Kadalie, known for being the first black national trade unionist in Southern Africa, was more than a labour activist. He has been described by Henry Mitchell, a young historian currently completing his PhD research on Kadalie, as a mediator, interpreter and broker between diverse publics, advocating for workers’ rights.

Thapelo Mokoatsi Founder and financier of Abantu Batho – Swazi Queen-Mother Labotsibeni Mdluli was a force to be reckoned with. Queen Labotsibeni Mdluli was born in 1858 at eLuhlekweni northern Swaziland (now known as Eswatini) during the reign of King Mswati II who was in power for 25 years between 1840 and 1865.

Phindile Xaba Apollonia Mathia was a rare gem – a women’s rights activist and journalist – who...

Zubeida Jaffer and Sibusiso Tshabalala Sol Plaatje cannot give us all the answers, but his works...

Thapelo Mokoatsi Allan Kirkland was an influential African intellectual in the early 20th century, and through his editorship at Izwi Labantu and leadership in SA Native Convention he amplified the movement towards liberating Africans. Allan Kirkland Soga, aka AK Soga, born on November 20 1861 in the Cape Colony. The youngest son of the legendary Tiyo Soga…

Phindile Xaba Writer and journalist Helen Nontando “Noni” Jabavu was a pioneer in many fields. She...

Phindile Xaba Apart from having been the first president of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe was a...

Phindile Xaba Hilary Teague’s struggle for Liberia’s independence from the American Colonisation...

Phindile Xaba Ethiopian media legend, whose legacy remains engraved in the hearts and minds of her...