Nkosi Jongumsobomvu Maqoma’s descendants in Centane have appealed to Irish authorities to help facilitate the return of the Xhosa warrior’s sacred stick to SA, which has been kept at a museum in Ireland for about 150 years. Born in 1798 in the Keiskammahoek area, Maqoma died in captivity on Robben Island in September 1873.
Three young musicians from Qonce are determined to leverage the opportunities presented by the province’s heritage sites to create jobs and help fight unemployment in rural areas.
Xhosa warrior and traditional leader Nkosi Jongumsobomvu Maqoma is not getting the recognition he deserves, according to several speakers who spoke at his memorial lecture held at Mngqesha great place in Qonce on Tuesday. The lecture was delivered by political analyst Prof Somadoda Fikeni.
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