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Ngugi Wa Thiong’o Calls for Rename of East London to Sek Mqhayi

Ngugi Wa Thiong’o Calls for Rename of East London to Sek Mqhayi

World renowned Kenyan writer and literature scholar Professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o has suggested the rename of the South African city of East London to be renamed after the late great African scholar Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi. A honour befitting Mqhayi, will be renaming the city East London after him to commemorate his remarkable literary work, […]

South African film delves into forbidden territory

South African film delves into forbidden territory

“An uncircumcised Xhosa man is a contradiction of in terms, for he is not considered a man at all, but a boy.” The words of late South African president Nelson Mandela in “Long Walk to Freedom” preface the reverence and gravity placed upon “ulwaluko,” the initiation male Xhosa youths must face on their road to […]

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