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Patson Manyati, a gay man living with HIV, at the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe drop-in centre in Mutare, Zimbabwe in October 2019. Credit: UNAIDS/C. Matonhodze
Calvin Mapangisana, a counsellor at the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) association holds up a message on a placard at the GALZ drop-in centre in Mutare, Zimbabwe. October 2019. Credit: UNAIDS/C. Matonhodze
Member of the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) association at the GALZ drop-in centre in Mutare, Zimbabwe. October 2019. Credit: UNAIDS/C. Matonhodze
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Patson Manyati cuts an awkward and lonely figure in a room bustling with young people in their tw
Mini went to the gallows singing Ndodemnyama we Verwoerd!, a song he had written in 1950 as a warning to the then minister of native affairs, Hendrik Verwoerd. Black South Africans were mobilising, the lyrics in the Xhosa language warned: Here is the black man, Verwoerd! Watch out.
The year after Mini’s execution, by which time Verwoerd was prime minister, Miriam Makeba revived the song. The 1950s jazz singer christened ‘Mama Africa’ and born in the Prospect township of Johannesburg, was at that time in exile, barred from returning to South Africa because of her anti-apartheid activism, and the song was recorded in New York, appearing on her collaboration with Harry Belafonte
Mbali Hlophe calls on artists to write songs that raise consciousness MEC says singers have power to send encouraging messages Image: ANTONIO MUCHAVE
The Gauteng MEC for sports, arts, culture & recreation used her Freedom Day address to call on artists to use their music to raise the consciousness of young people in society.
Speaking at the Freedom Day celebrations at Dawn Park Primary School grounds in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, Mbali Hlophe said artists have the power to educate the youth about the socio-economic issues affecting the country.
The event, which was organised by the Gauteng provincial government and Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipality, also had the MMC for community services Nomadlozi Nkosi, Dawn Park learners, IsiNdebele traditional leaders, BrandSA and IEC members in attendance.
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