NoViolet Bulawayo, Zimbabwean author of the politically charged novels We Need New Names and Glory.
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Writers have challenged oppression, exposed social injustices and advocated for political change.
Members of the Congress of South African Trade Unions sing political songs in 1987 in Johannesburg.
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Struggle songs are relevant even in the post apartheid context because they continue to be an important way in which people deliberate on issues.
Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse has his photo taken by fellow musician Nhlanhla Mafu, in 2021.
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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.
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Four decades later, post-apartheid South Africa barely recalls the Medu Art Ensemble’s contributions to the liberation struggle. But that could be changing.