Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse has his photo taken by fellow musician Nhlanhla Mafu, in 2021. Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images via Getty Images November 3, 2021 Sipho Hotstix Mabuse: a South African legend whose music spans generations Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria Jazz star Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse has turned 70. In 50 years, his music career has come to help define South African politics and popular culture.
Detail of the poster And the People Vote for Nelson Mandela. Judy Seidman/Medu Art Ensemble May 30, 2021 Remembering Medu, the South African art collective that fought apartheid Judy Seidman, University of the Witwatersrand Four decades later, post-apartheid South Africa barely recalls the Medu Art Ensemble’s contributions to the liberation struggle. But that could be changing.
The cover of ‘Seven Steps to heaven’. From: Wolf's Kompaktkiste January 3, 2018 Biopic misrepresents Miles Davis in the life of a South African freedom fighter Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria The story of jazz in the ANC army-in-exile, Umkhonto we Sizwe culture is far more nuanced – and positive – than depicted in a new film.