John Matshikiza who born in South Africa was a trained actor, writer and director. A joint collection of columns written by his father and himself, With the Lid Off, was published in 2000.
It is a Monday morning in late February, and I find myself walking through the busy streets of Dakar, Senegal, once again.
The newly inaugurated night flight from Johannesburg landed
The American/British assault on Iraq has skewed all possible perceptions. Relative to the firepower that was ranged against Iraqs broken military and economic infrastructure after a decade of
African diva Angelique Kidjo, Benins highest-profile export, has built herself a gaudy mansion right on the side of the main road that runs between the capital, Cotonou, and the
How times have moved on in the New South Africa. Well, they have and they havent.
Having lived through more than a decade of its vicissitudes, I am struck
Ten years into my decision finally to settle down in the land of my birth, and eight years into our miraculous transition to a democratic dispensation (of sorts), South Africa