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gay
zulu language
AFTER
KWA MANDELA WE GO ESTENDENI
'After
kwa Mandela we go estendeni syiagiyama and we have ikhasi
because we want ukuya eMngeni and kuyavuma.'
Victor
Mkhize reports for Behind the Mask.
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theatre
viva
sindile
 Viva
Sindile is a cultural group which, like many other groups,
has for many years created art in an inhospitable enviroment,
in their case mining hostels.The group is made up of
mine workers who live in 'male only' hostels. It is
in this context of isolation and often inhuman living
conditions that their unique culture activity was born.
Maginalised from the township and isolated from their
women, the group started to subvert the traditional
gender roles in their dances, challenging orthodox word
views. While this phenomenon is not a new one (especially
where gender groups are segregated from society e.g
prisoners), Viva Sindile and similar groups have moved
beyond incarcreated male fantasies to create a highly
entertaining and innovative dance performance.
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music
Black
notes on white pages
Bongani
Ndodana is trying to bring the sounds and music of Africa
into the classical tradition and into the hearts of
North Americans. The South African-born Ndodana - a
composer and the artistic director of Toronto's Ensemble
Noir - incorporates African songs, rhythms and history
into his own music and is trying to bring the music
of little-known composers to a wider audience. "These
composers, black composers from Africa, hardly ever
get played," says Ndodana. "It adds a new voice to the
tradition of music. ... " MORE
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storytelling
In
The Same Boat
Then
my group had to tell the elder about it so that they
could break the news in church and everybody should
come to know that we were possessed by demons.
Pastor Nokthula Dhladhla's story.
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competition
don't MISS them!
Denis
D/mar, a South African guy from Indian descent, aged
25, rocked the night. After having done all he could,
Denis was amongst the competitors in the recent Miss
Gay Universe, but little did she know that having not
scooped any chances with that show, he knew that this
would be her night. Ndanji Chola reports on Durban's
Miss Gay Easter. MORE
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travel
BACK
TO THE MOTHERLAND
As an African-American, a childhood dream
has been getting to the motherland and connecting with
my people. Steve Wakefield reported for BLACKLINES,
published in Chicago, USA....
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poetry
Dream
Lover
By
T.C. M.
I
have had dreams
When I see and touch you
Never imagining that
One day I would meet you
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