After the successful run in Ireland, Gqeberha playwright Nandi Jola is excited to showcase her production, Mamtshawe The Rise of Maqoma, in her hometown at the Mendi Arts Centre on Saturday.
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.