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In honour of Mandela Day, Carol Ofori shares two fond memories of seeing Nelson Mandela. She gives us a proper throwback of when she was a child and saw Madiba pass by her grandmother's house in Mafikeng and then as a young journalist covering the Olympic Gold medal by Ryk Neethling. Both memories are special and unique and give us goosebumps...

Dr. Tebello is a qualified advocate in the High Courts of Lesotho. Her legal journey commenced in early 2015, serving as a junior advocate focused on cases involving divorces and land matters. During this period, she gained extensive experience in drafting legal documents, handling litigation, and facilitating legal resolutions. Subsequently, she transitioned to the role of a legal advisor for an engineering company, specializing in the Health and Safety department. In 2017, she ventured into legal academia, pursuing an LLM in Environmental Law with a specialization in Mining Law. This advanced degree equipped her with profound insights into mining sector regulations and laws, honing her skills in legal research and issue resolution.   Driven by her passion for legal research and problem-solving, she has currently completed her LLD degree in the private law department (2024). Her research focuses on African Customary Law and its implication on the Rights of Women in South Africa and Lesotho, with special expertise in succession rights, customary marriage rights and traditional leadership rights. This endeavour has significantly broadened her expertise in legal research and refining her writing skills as a legal professional. She is currently a legal researcher at the university of Pretoria & the North West University in Mafikeng, where she continues to interrogate the customary law system and its impact on the rights of women. In Her Free time, Dr. Tebello enjoys podcasting and engaging in challenging topics that bring truth, especially to young people and women! Through Her podcast, entitled ‘SimplySheVoicedPodcast with Dr. Tebello', which is Her online ministry, she equips and empowers the voices of women, by engaging Culture, Law and Religion! She also enjoys being outdoors , laughing out loud, cooking , reading books, spending quality time with friends and family over a good meal! Her old time favourite series is ‘ My wife and Kids!' She is definitely a 90's kid!

The street concierge, whether you are navigating the streets of Amsterdam, London, or Johannesburg. Mateki emerges as the maestro of the moment. Our journey delves into his origins in Mafikeng, tracing the steps of his early days to becoming the road manger for Tshego and Gemini Major. He graciously imparts the secrets to constructing a worldwide web of connections, drawing wisdom from the legendary Riky Rick and much more. Brace yourself for a lesson in humility, the art of finding your role within a team and keeping your energy pure and the virtue of patience. Join us as we embark on an inspirational exploration into the intricate mind of Mateki. VISIT OUR WEBSTORE: https://www.dead93.com CONTACT US Whatsapp ONLY: 072 137 9723 Guest: @mateki2shoes Captured By: RTC Studios Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT, & LIKE.

Lumpy skin disease is one of the most important viral diseases in cattle which is usually with symptoms such skin nodules and ulceration. Although only a small percentage of affected animals die, lumpy skin disease causes significant economic losses.In this episode, Dr Koketso Makhubedu. Veterinarian at Moshawane Veterinary Consulting Rooms in Mafikeng, North West talks about the importance of the vaccination and how often to vaccinate your cattle breed.And this week, we celebrate #SoilSista, Mulalo Munyamela, after dedicating 14-years of her life to the cooperate world, this #SoilSista turned her passion for food into a thriving farming business.

IO of King ProsperoKing Prospero is from Mafikeng. He is 25 years old. This humble individual fell in love with house from an early age. He comes from family which loves music. From the age of 12 he started collecting music till today. Due to his love and passion for house music he joined Afrijazzit Entertainment in 2014 were he learnt amongst others, deejaying, sound set- up, beat matching, music production and so forth. Ever since he has played in various places in and around Mafikeng. King Prospero specializes in the following genres: deep, tech, dub techno, alternative, soul, minimal, underground music. King Prospero is a resident DJ in a number of establishments around Mahikeng town for some time now. In 2015, he established his very own podcast called THE BALCONY SESSIONS which continues to get a lot of support, and it continues to inspire many in the industry. The main idea behind the establishment of the podcast is to clearly communicate the type of music the founder loves and consequently try to be distinct. Since 2015, King Prospero has been offered a slot on DEEPINRADIO where his mix sets are played every Friday at 20:00 CAT until 2019.In 2016, King Prospero became the Co- Host & DJ of #THEHARDKNOCKDEEPPODCAST which was established by Mac B BUDEDE. Simultaneously, King Prospero & Mac B BUDEDE established a Record Label called UNITY RECORDS.

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In this dialogue Prof Christo Doherty of ARA speaks to donna Kukama, a South African born interdisciplinary artist who works with performance, works on canvas, sculptural objects, video, and site-specific installation. The underlying topic of this conversation is how donna uses performance art and other practices as tools for artistic research, elaborating a challenging critique of the existing narratives of history and traditional modes of storytelling. Donna currently has a solo exhibition at the Wits Art Museum, entitled "Ways-of-Remembering-Existing" which runs until the 5th of November. Donna was born in Mafikeng, in the then South African homeland of Boputsawana in 1981. After completing a Fine Arts degree at the Tswana University of Technology, she studied for a Masters in Public Art in Switzerland. She was awarded the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Performance Art in 2014 and has gone on to exhibit and present performances at a range of prestigious national and international galleries and museums including the Museum of Modern Art in Antwerp, the nGbk in Berlin, the New Museum in New York, and the South African National Gallery in Cape Town. She is currently the Professor of Contemporary Art in the Global South at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne, Germany. In this conversation, we explore donna's personal trajectory as an artist, and her experience of different kinds of arts education in South Africa and Europe. We also discuss her Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Performance Art, the impact this had on her career and the significance of performance art in post-apartheid South Africa. We then concentrate on the interrogation of history in donna's work, and the collaborative research project, the Centre for Historical Re-enactments, which she initiated during her time as a lecturer at Wits together with Gabi Ngcobo and Kemang Wa Lehulere. We also examine donna's radical conception of written histories, which in her practice is not limited to the physical form of bound pages in book, but moves through rumour, memory, performance, drawing, sculptural objects, installations and sound. Finally, we unpack the creative process behind her video/performance work “The Swing (After after Fragonard) from 2009. The Swing is one of the 4 video pieces featured at her WAM exhibition. I had understood that the work was a complex critical reconfiguration of two previous works, the 18th Century Rococo painting The Swing by Fragonard, and then Yinka Shonibare's decolonial installation from 2001 called The Swing (after Fragonard), but I had no idea of what went into the creation of donna's work or the dramatic personal consequences for her of the performance on a swing high above Mai-Mai market in downtown Johannesburg. Important links: donna's WAM exhibition info: https://www.wits.ac.za/wam/exhibitions/ donna's video, The Swing (after after Fragonard): https://vimeo.com/202671614 Her gallery representation in SA: https://blankprojects.com/Donna-Kukama-Bio Nontobeko Ntombela's essay on donna and Reshma Chhiba's performance art: https://www.academia.edu/73685573/Silent_Toyi_Toyis_in_the_work_of_Donna_Kukama_and_Reshma_Chhiba donna's Instagram with a wealth of images and videos of her work. https://www.instagram.com/kukama_wa_kukama/?hl=en

In this dialogue Prof Christo Doherty of ARA speaks to donna Kukama, a South African born interdisciplinary artist who works with performance, works on canvas, sculptural objects, video, and site-specific installation. The underlying topic of this conversation is how donna uses performance art and other practices as tools for artistic research, elaborating a challenging critique of the existing narratives of history and traditional modes of storytelling. Donna currently has a solo exhibition at the Wits Art Museum, entitled "Ways-of-Remembering-Existing" which runs until the 5th of November. Donna was born in Mafikeng, in the then South African homeland of Boputsawana in 1981. After completing a Fine Arts degree at the Tswana University of Technology, she studied for a Masters in Public Art in Switzerland. She was awarded the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Performance Art in 2014 and has gone on to exhibit and present performances at a range of prestigious national and international galleries and museums including the Museum of Modern Art in Antwerp, the nGbk in Berlin, the New Museum in New York, and the South African National Gallery in Cape Town. She is currently the Professor of Contemporary Art in the Global South at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne, Germany. In this conversation, we explore donna's personal trajectory as an artist, and her experience of different kinds of arts education in South Africa and Europe. We also discuss her Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Performance Art, the impact this had on her career and the significance of performance art in post-apartheid South Africa. We then concentrate on the interrogation of history in donna's work, and the collaborative research project, the Centre for Historical Re-enactments, which she initiated during her time as a lecturer at Wits together with Gabi Ngcobo and Kemang Wa Lehulere. We also examine donna's radical conception of written histories, which in her practice is not limited to the physical form of bound pages in book, but moves through rumour, memory, performance, drawing, sculptural objects, installations and sound. Finally, we unpack the creative process behind her video/performance work “The Swing (After after Fragonard) from 2009. The Swing is one of the 4 video pieces featured at her WAM exhibition. I had understood that the work was a complex critical reconfiguration of two previous works, the 18th Century Rococo painting The Swing by Fragonard, and then Yinka Shonibare's decolonial installation from 2001 called The Swing (after Fragonard), but I had no idea of what went into the creation of donna's work or the dramatic personal consequences for her of the performance on a swing high above Mai-Mai market in downtown Johannesburg. Important links: donna's WAM exhibition info: https://www.wits.ac.za/wam/exhibitions/ donna's video, The Swing (after after Fragonard): https://vimeo.com/202671614 Her gallery representation in SA: https://blankprojects.com/Donna-Kukama-Bio Nontobeko Ntombela's essay on donna and Reshma Chhiba's performance art: https://www.academia.edu/73685573/Silent_Toyi_Toyis_in_the_work_of_Donna_Kukama_and_Reshma_Chhiba donna's Instagram with a wealth of images and videos of her work. https://www.instagram.com/kukama_wa_kukama/?hl=en

The North West Department of Education says an investigation is underway after a 14-year-old learner committed suicide allegedly after he was assaulted by a teacher at the Living Faith Secondary School in Mafikeng, North West. According to information at the department's disposal, the boy and another learner were involved in a physical fight when a teacher was called to intervene. It is further alleged that the teacher then assaulted both the learners in the school's staffroom. Later, the boy was found lifeless at his home, after he committed suicide. For more on this, here is North West provincial Education Department Spokesperson, Elias Malindi

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Hi Fellow Listeners   Would like to thank everyone for the continued love & support and also welcome all the new listeners to Vibe Music Show About Vibe Music Vibe Music Show was established in 2011 to serve its purpose of showcasing music all around the globe. A platform for every artist to display their craft to the best effect and serving the music lovers with mind-blowing mixes without taking into account the genre or the release date of tunes. From producers, musicians and DJ'sVol. 37 (Delux IV)Guest Mix By Sir ThabzaHailing from the extremely vibey environment of Mafikeng, Sir Thabza's love for Collecting music dates all the way back to 2004. Later in life, he joined Deep Clan Crew where he learned how to perfect his craft as an incredible spinner & collector influenced by sounds ranging from Deep House, Soul, Jazz, Nu-Jazz, and LoungeIn this episode. He serves us with a groovy & delicate selection that closes the winter season and welcomes the season of growth & vibrance. An ideal selection for road trips, picnics, gatherings, or laid back days at home  With selections from Salvador, Aquatone, The AquaBlends & SekoItunes Download Pagehttps://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/vibe-music-show/id1448632366Take it Easy And Vibe!!  Keep in touch with the ArtistEmail: tzmangethe@gmail.comSocial Media handles: Thabiso ZwaneContact Details: 081 260 0342

Jennifer is an LLB graduate and mother. After completing her studies she worked at a sole proprietorship law firm in her hometown (Mafikeng) as a candidate attorney. In an attempt to explore other avenues outside of being an attorney, Jennifer applied at the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development where she is currently interning as a maintenance officer. When she completes her internship Jennifer will focus on getting admitted as a legal practitioner who will specialize in divorce and other family law related matters. Tag us on Instagram @sister_in_law_ @ms_matabane Don't forget to rate and review the show if you're listening on Apple podcast. For feedback and suggestions please email advice@sisterinlaw.co.za --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tebello-motshwane/message

Hi Fellow Listeners   Would like to thank everyone for the continued love & support and also welcome all the new listeners to Vibe Music Show About Vibe Music Vibe Music Show was established in 2011 to serve its purpose of showcasing music all around the globe. A platform for every artist to display their craft to the best effect and serving the music lovers with mind-blowing mixes without taking into account the genre or the release date of tunes. From producers, musicians and DJ'sVol. 37 (Delux IV)Guest Mix By Sir ThabzaHailing from the extremely vibey environment of Mafikeng, Sir Thabza's love for Collecting music dates all the way back to 2004. Later in life, he joined Deep Clan Crew where he learned how to perfect his craft as an incredible spinner & collector influenced by sounds ranging from Deep House, Soul, Jazz, Nu-Jazz, and LoungeIn this episode. He serves us with a groovy & delicate selection that closes the winter season and welcomes the season of growth & vibrance. An ideal selection for road trips, picnics, gatherings, or laid back days at home  With selections from Salvador, Aquatone, The AquaBlends & SekoItunes Download Pagehttps://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/vibe-music-show/id1448632366Take it Easy And Vibe!!  Keep in touch with the ArtistEmail: tzmangethe@gmail.comSocial Media handles: Thabiso ZwaneContact Details: 081 260 0342

Refilwe Sekobe was born and raised in Mafikeng in the North West. She is a 23-year-old Candidate Attorney and holds an LLB and an LLM in Commercial law, both from the University of Johannesburg. Refilwe has served in leadership structures and through those structures, she has been actively involved in community service. She served in the executive committee of the Accounting club in high school, through which they raised funds to purchase non-perishables for orphanages. She joined BLASC-UJ and served in the sub-committee which was responsible for organising mentorship for schools around Johannesburg. She is passionate about mentorship and continuing legal education. She joined SASLAW pro bono clinic as an intern where free labour law legal services were rendered to the public. She became an academic tutor for Business Law in her final year of her LLB till her Masters year. She joined the Gauteng South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges (SAC- IAWJ) Mentorship Programme. Through the programme, she was mentored by Advocate Aasifa Salduker of Group One Advocates which provided exposure to the legal field as experienced by female legal practitioners. Tag us on Instagram @sister_in_law_ and @fifisekobe Don't forget to rate and review the show if you're listening on Apple podcast. Sister In Law merchandise is available on the website shop: www.sisterinlaw.co.za (part of the proceeds go towards the Sister In Law Foundation which assists black female law students from less advantaged backgrounds). Send in a voice message and tell us what you thought of this episode or suggest a black woman in the legal profession whose story you would like to hear: https://anchor.fm/tebello-motshwane/message —- To book a consultation email advice@sisterinlaw.co.za --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tebello-motshwane/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tebello-motshwane/message

Teachers Union, SADTU, says it will head to court on today to seek an urgent interdict to challenge the Basic Education Department's decision that matric learners must rewrite the leaked exam papers. Minister Angie Motshekga announced on Friday that learners would rewrite Mathematics paper two and Physical Science paper two on December 15 and 17, respectively. We spoke to Tshegofatso Bathobotlhe, a matric learner at Golfview Park High in Mafikeng, she says the decision to have everyone rewrite maths and physical science papers is unfair on them as students who did not cheat the system; Vanishaa Gordhan, Project Manager at the South African Anxiety and Depression Group (SADAG) AND Professor Ahmed Bawa (CEO: Universities South Africa).

Cassper Nyovest is arguably one of the biggest and most successful musicians on our music scene, today. With four of his previous albums being certified platinum a few times over, and a fifth one almost certainly on the way, this rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur and record producer has set and broken records all over the place, and his infinitive drive and enviable work ethic, place him at the very top of his game.   Born and raised in Mafikeng in the North West, with a strong sense of family and heritage in every aspect of the music that he makes, his humble approach to life, and his desire to pass on his father's teachings to his own family, paint him as a picture of humility in a crazy social media-driven world that's rife with haters. Outro Song: Bonginkosi Apple Music Spotify Youtube Featured Tracks: Monate Mpolaye (Live at Global Citizen) - Cassper Nyovest  YouTube Wama Tsebo Mtho - HHP feat. Cassper Nyovest Spotify Youtube Gusheshe - Cassper Nyovest feat OkMalumKoolKat Apple Music Spotify YouTube A.M.N Skit Apple Music Spotify YouTube 1 of 1 - Cassper Nyovest Apple Music Spotify YouTube MASSIVE shout out to Cassper Nyovest and Universal South Africa for the generous use of his music in bringing this podcast to life.  Be straight with the facts with Cassper Nyovest on Facebook Instagram Twitter Follow Texx Talks on Facebook Instagram Twitter for our amazing collab with #FokofLager - we are bringing some cheer to everyone by giving away some cool swag- details on our social channels.

 My guest is Sandra Phoma, she's from Mafikeng and studying in Pretoria, South Africa. In this episode, we learn that growing up Sandra had many interests ranging from arts, sports, and academic activities. After taking a gap year, she decided to focus on science and after fell in love with it. She tells us that she ventured into the field of ocean science with the skills she learned from her honors and a Masters's degree in microbiology. Currently, Sandra is a PhD candidate in ocean microbial ecology. Her work involves understanding the diversity, biogeography and functionality of the ocean microbiome. The sampling area includes waters south of Africa (South Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean). She tells us about this research and the importance. During the PhD Sandra has had the opportunity to mentor, teach, and help lead other young scientists which she enjoyed. The European Union has also recognized Sandra as the South African ambassador for the All-Atlantic Ocean Youth youth program that helps connect local communities back to the ocean. Sandra mentions that despite the many successes in her academic journey,  it can be a lonely one, primarily as a first-generation postgraduate student. Lastly, Sandra tells us how she would run her own lab if she was a supervisor, Beyonce is involved! Tune in to hear all about it and more. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://paypal.me/RootofSciPod?locale.x=en_US)

***Disclaimer: All episodes are recorded on Skype during the global crisis created by COVID-19. Sincere apologies for the sound quality, greater levels will be achieved with time. Head to our website for the visuals of this episode. Thank you for understanding. Born in Atlanta, USA and bred in Mafikeng, RSA. Tshego is a self taught producer, songwriter and musician who is extremely invested in making himself better each and everyday. This ambitious, driven and self motivated musician will stop at nothing to reach his dreams. Through his trials and tribulations on the journey to his definition of success, we have a discussion with him about his upbringing, character and how he has maintained to remain himself through it all.  DEAD. | CLICK HERE FOR WEBSITE

'n Padlangs Noordwes EpisodeWat het gebeur?Geheime organisasies bestaan al etlike jare in Suid-Afrika. Hierdie organisasies ontmoet gedurende spesifieke geleenthede wat gewoonlik in die geheim gehou word deur lede wat nie hul verbintenis met so 'n organisasie vrylik bekend wil maak nie. Daar is wel verskillende kategorieë waarin sulke eksklusiewe organiasies ingedeel kan word. Hierdie organisasies kan geheimsinnig wees, met spesifieke rituele, simbole en binnekringkennis, maar die organisasie self of ander belangstellende individue (lede of nie-lede) sal inligting aan die publiek beskikbaar maak indien nodig.Die ander moontlikheid is 'n organisasie wat streef om onbekend te bly en wat geen inligting oor sy bedrywighede of ledetal aan enige persoon bekend sal maak nie. Dit is in die ware sin van die woord 'n geheime organisasie.Spesifieke lede van die algemene publiek glo gewoonlik dat organisasies van beide kategorieë ʼn soort mag of selfs invloed in die verskillende regerings van die wêreld het. In sommige gevalle mag dit wel so wees. Wat tog interessant is, is dat daar monumente is wat betrekking het op die verskillende geheime organisasies wat in Suid-Afrika ʼn rol gespeel het, of steeds vandag 'n rol speel. Kan jy dalk een in jou tuisdorp vind?Een van die organisasies met geheime wat al driehonderd jaar bestaan (circa. 1717-2017), en eeue lank in Suid-Afrika bedrywig is, staan bekend as die Vrymesselary. In sy spekulatiewe formaat het hierdie broederskap (omdat net mans mag aansluit) stelselmatig oor die land versprei met die stigting van losies (die ontmoetingsplekke van Vrymesselaars). Deur die tentoonstel van verskillende simbole op die fasade van hul losies, kan enige lid en die ingeligte lede van die publiek presies bepaal waar die plaaslike losie sy maandelikse ontmoetings hou. Die hoofstad van Noordwes, Mahikeng, het ook so 'n losie wat reeds in 1895 gestig is. Dit is nou die oudste staande gebou in die stad. Dit was ook eens gebruik as 'n krygsgevangenekamp waar Boerekrygsgevangenes aangehou is wat gedurende die Beleg van Mafikeng (1899-1900) deur die Britse magte gevang is. Een van die Boerekrygsgevangenes was 'n ene luitenant Sarel Eloff, kleinseun van president Paul Kruger.Padlangs gevindIn Tillardstraat, in die historiese gedeelte van Mahikeng, staan die dorp se eie Vrymesselaarslosie skuins oorkant die ou stadsaal wat nou die plaaslike museum is. Wit geverf met pikswart staalheinings by die straatkant, kan die geboutjie maklik uitgeken word, al is daar maar net ʼn onduidelike padteken langs die straat. Dit lyk eintlik soos ʼn gewone dorpshuis op ʼn erf - so lank dat dit die hele erf beslaan. Dit word nou deur woonstelblokke omring en ook die plaaslike kantoor en die Mormoonse kerk.Behalwe vir 'n klein geroeste bordjie teen die gebou, sal geen besoeker of verbyganger ooit vermoed dat die losie eens deel van die Britse krygsgevangenekampe gedurende die Anglo-Boereoorlog was nie. Dat een van die kleinseuns van president Paul Kruger in die einste gebou moes bly totdat hy na Kaapstad weggestuur kon word om na St. Helena vervoer te word, is 'n onbekende feit vir elke siel wat daagliks verby die witgeverfde geboutjie ry of loop. Net die geheime simbool (of is daar dalk verskillende simbole wat net lede kan uitken?) word openlik vertoon.Die geheimsinnigheid van die Vrymesselaarslosie in Mahikeng strek dus nie net tot die geheime van 'n "organisasie met geheime" nie. Daar is heelwat meer om uit te vind as net die gewone samesweringsteorieë oor wat agter geslote deure mag, of dalk nie, gebeur. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

General Jan Smuts is making merry in the Cape, trying to stoke uprisings, while Lord Kitchener's been more successful in clearing the Eastern Transvaal, forcing General Louis Botha to shift towards Vryheid and along the border between the Transvaal and Natal. General Christiaan de Wet is active in the Free State, while General Manie Maritz has continued his low level harassment of the British across the Free State and Cape. I haven't spent much time on Maritz mainly because there is not a great deal of documentation about exactly what he got up to on a daily basis – unlike the other generals we've been following for two years. He is also one of the most bigoted, warped and psychotic men who held a weapon during this terrible war who tended to lie quite a bit in his memoirs. During the Anglo-Boer war he was the only Boer General we know about took a great deal of pleasure in killing blacks instead of British. He seemed inclined to shoot all blacks he found. His most heinous act was lining up all 35 men of a Khoi village at the end of the war and shooting them down in cold blood in what became known as the Leliefontein Massacre. I will have more detail about this in later podcasts. Maritz evaded execution at war's end for what were really war crimes. After all, the Australian Breaker Morant the Australian was executed by the British for a similar spree as he went about executing at least a dozen Boers in cold blood. But back to 1902. General Koos de la Rey is also still free, roaming the veld in the far west of the Transvaal and he has been particularly successful around Rustenburg, Mafikeng, Marico, Zeerust and other smaller towns in the region. We will also hear about how Trek Boers ended up founding the Kenyan town of Eldoret. It was established by the Boers in the midst of the farms they created, and known by locals as Sisibo because of the main farm number 64 – or Sisibo in the local language. Sixty more Afrikaner families arrived in 1911, by then it had a post office and was officially named as Eldoret which continued to prosper. Eventually the railway line reached Eldoret in 1924 accelerating growth, then in 1933 electricity arrived along with an airport. By the 1950s the town was literally divided in two along the main street now called Uganda Road, with Afrikaners living in the north of the divide, and English speakers on the South.

We've reached May 1901 and surprisingly, General Louis Botha is trying to reach out to Lord Kitchener who is the British Army commander of the over 240 000 troops in South Africa. Botha wants special permission to send emissaries to Paul Kruger in the Netherlands to ask if a ceasefire could be arranged. But that only happened after Botha and Jan Smuts had collected as much information about the Boers position - and it was a depressing account. They were running out of weapons, ammunition, food, clothing, horses, money, everything as Historian Martin Bossenbroek writes. Could supplies be sent from Europe, through German South West Africa perhaps? Between the two countries was a significant desert, but was traversable - still this was indicative of just how desperate the Boer leadership was. While Generals Koos de la Rey and Christiaan de Wet and the other unconventional leaders were foraying back and forth, the echelon of senior leaders was growing more aware of an unsustainable situation. In the southeastern Transvaal reports emerged of British using Zulu warriors to loot cattle from Boers. There's an allegation made that British officer Colonel Bottomley sent a letter to King Dinizulu suggesting he send his men into the region to grab cattle and around 6 000 warriors crossed to border between Natal and the Transvaal in May 1901. Meanwhile, far to the north west on the Transvaal border with Bechuanaland - modern day Botswana, Deneys Reitz and a small commando under the leadership of Commandant Jan Kemp were under orders to attack the railway line which was being used to ferry supplies into the Mafikeng. General de la Rey had divided his force into two parties, and took one of these south where he began to engage with British columns. Commandant Jan Kemp led his group westwards, and for two days in mid-May they rode through barren country until they reached a point on the Harts River. British troops could be seen along the River, watching for any Boer movement so they decided to make the crossing at night. Reitz was part of a German scouting unit led by the Johannesburg businessman called Mayer that was sent ahead of the main body, riding through the Cunana Native Reserve all night until four the next morning when they crossed the British border.

Deneys Reitz will experience a terrible wound to his leg and we will probe an issue that caused much gnashing of teeth - the role of Black South Africans in the war. A quick note for my American listeners, in South Africa people who are mixed race are known as coloured. I know the phrase is frowned on in the U.S., but here in Africa, it's accepted. I've tried to show how the myth that there were no black fighting men on both sides is just that - a myth - by using examples of how close black men and women were to the action throughout these podcasts over the last 18 months. Professor Bill Nasson published a book in the Anglo-Boer war series called Uyadela Wen'Osulapho - which is the cry of a fallen Zulu warrior, urging his comrades to carry on the fight. On the cover of his book is a black member of the British army in Mafikeng photographed alongside with lord Baden Powell. Inside the full photograph shows a group of black soldiers sitting with the famous general. All are stern faced, the soldiers holding their Lee-Metford Rifles and sporting large bandoliers around their shoulders. They were scouts and transport riders, armed to the teeth. When the war began in 1899, contemporary observers assumed that blacks would not be allowed to play any part in the coming hostilities but of course that was naive. A British commentator in the Fortnightly Review told readers that blacks in his words “would be impossible to control…” if they were armed. The risk of rebellion meant that the British in particular were petrified of stoking uprisings, considering what had happened to them in Zululand in 1879 where the Zulu had killed 1300 of their best troops at Isandhlwana. Jan Smuts too had written that this was to be a war between whites - saying that this was in the interests “of self-preservation” as he put it. Ironically, by the end of the war, Smuts was sending armed black men to fight in Namaqualand.

On 12th December 1900, and in the United States, Winston Churchill was about to deliver a lecture about his experiences as a war reporter in South Africa, covering the Anglo-Boer War. Exactly a year earlier to the day on 12th December 1899, he'd escaped from a Boer prison in Pretoria, now he was standing in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria in New York. It was the haunt of the rich and famous. And for once, Churchill was nervous because he was being introduced by the great author, Mark Twain who was staunchly opposed to imperialism and at 65 with his shock of unruly white hair, Twain generally spoke his mind without fear or favour. Churchill was aware this could be a difficult evening. He had sailed from Britain after winning a seat in parliament for Oldham in the khaki election in October 1900, and now sought to grow his influence further afield by going on the American lecture circuit. He also needed cash to fund his political career. The show came with slides and what was known at that time as a magic lantern, an early form of slide projector, which projected images on a screen while Churchill spoke. He could do the lecture in his sleep, his oratory skills already sharpened. Churchill had presented this lecture 29 times before in every large British City, starting immediately after the elections on 30 October in St James' Hall in London. Evening after evening except Sundays he addressed large halls full of an adoring public. Churchill had made a tidy sum out of the British lecture circuit because at that time, Members of Parliament received no remuneration. So he knew that he needed a war chest for politics, and what better way than to talk about a war with a multimedia show thrown in? Back in South Africa, the so-called bandits were about to deal General Clements another blow in the Magaliesberg Mountain range which lies west of Pretoria and Johannesburg. Remember last week Jan Smuts and Koos de la Rey had ambushed a large relief convoy and either seized or destroyed 118 wagons on the road to Rustenburg through the mountains. As I said, that was merely a precursor to a much more violent confrontation on the 9th December at a place called Nooitgedacht. loosely translated, it means Never Daylight. The success of the ambush had whetted Smuts and de la Rey's appetite for bigger game. General Clements was that bigger game. He was a bull-necked Englishman who had done well in recent weeks in corraling the Boers and protecting the main routes out of Pretoria to the West. Towns like Rustenberg and Mafikeng lay along that route, and it was important to keep the road open to Bechuanaland, modern day Botswana. But one mistake changed all that. Smuts wrote later that General Clements had selected a terrible spot to bivouac his troops. “I do not think” Smuts said “it was possible to have selected a more fatal spot for a camp and one which gave better scope for Boer dash and ingenuity in storming the position..” There were shear walls one one side of a thousand feet, rearing over Nooitgedacht to the north and commanding the entire valley. Nooitgedacht, roughly translated, means NEVER DAY which gives you an idea about just how nestled this valley was - and how prone it oculd be to attack if you failed to control the high ground. Clements had two reasons to choose this site and neither had anything to do with defence. First, he need to place a signalling station on the summit of the large mountain in order to send messages to Rustenberg 35 kilometers away in the shimmering plain to the north west. The second reason was more prosaic - there was a magnificent mountain stream at Nooitgedacht which plunged down a series of waterfalls. This meant clean and clear water for this men as they camped.

Euge Deeply Rooted grew up in the East of Johannesburg, South Africa. Enthusiastic about deep house music since mid 90s, influenced by compilations from Masters at work,Vinny and Iggy Smalls. His aspiration of becoming a dj started to get real when he graduated from the School of Excellence in 2008. He started collecting full length tracks for him to learn how to fuse two tracks digitally in 2010. He was then introduced to mixtapes by a dj friend Gmza back in 2014 for exposure and this is when the Sense of Life podcast came to life. His first episode attracted an audience from various places around South Africa and that got him his first gig outside Gauteng traveling to Mafikeng in the North West. While he was there, another gig confirmation to play in Bloemfontein came his way. Interesting enough, this gig was his breakthrough gig which has led him to spin the decks in other parts of the country like Harrismith, Qwaqwa, Pretoria, Limpopo, Richards Bay, Soweto, North of Joburg etc. Euge has also had his own tour in collaboration with another deep house dj, Deep Marvin. In 2016, the POI and Deeply Rooted tour brought the likes of London based duo Sahin Meyer, headlining at House 22 in Pretoria. Passionate about what he does, Euge attended the annual Bridges for Music Conference and his highlight for 2017 was playing at the Bridges for Music after party at Larocha in Kayelitsha. Upon his return from Cape Town, he realised that instead of just recording mixes alone, he decided to collaborate with his old friends who are also in the same field. They came up with a concept called The Hiive, which is one of the fastest growing media companies in the industry given the fact that they’ve only been operating for less than a year. Through videography content of his live sets which are still in the company archives, Euge aims to be global according to the company’s standards and its vision. Look out for more exciting content from Euge Deeply Rooted on The Hiive Media. Tracklist: 1. Gily - House Music (Original Mix) (00:05:03) 2. The Verticals - Jersey Jam (Original Mix) (5:04) 3. Mijangos Feat. Luis Elorza - Into The Philly Sound (10:40) 4. Prunk, Chris Stussy - Brooklyn Tears (Original Mix) (15:59) 5. Baffa Jones - Epiphany (Original Mix) (20:47) 6. Midland People - Calling Me (Original Mix) (26:24) 7. Demarkus Lewis - Together (Original Mix) (30:24) 8. Husky - Promise Me (Original Mix) (35:41) 9. Moon Rocket, Re-Tide - Unlimited Love (Club Rework) (40:31 - 45:00) Bookings: hiivebookings@mail.com/+27799107933 Enquiries: thehiive49@gmail.com Facebook: Euge Deeply Rooted || The Hiive Media Instragram: @Euge Deeply Rooted || @thehiivemedia Twitter: @thehiivemedia1

This episode will focus on Australia - their troops had already had a major impact on the war particularly as they joined the Canadians in the relief of Mafikeng. When the Anglo-Boer war broke out in October 1899 most corners of the empire were convinced these handful of Boers would be brought under control within a few weeks. However, it was black week in December 1899 that shook the empire and its commonwealth. Remember those battles - Colenso, Stormberg and Magersfontein. After this, in Australia for instance, speakers toured the towns particularly in the South East of the country promoting the imperial cause and the demonisation of the Boers in the regional press was complete by February 1900. They were now “treacherous savages” who fired on hospitals, convoys of the wounded, women and children; they poisoned water, used dum dum bullets, buried their own critically wounded and robbed the dead. Membership of what were known as rifle clubs jumped after Black Week,where mainly urban Australians rediscovered their roots by training in the use of rifles. New clubs were formed, including some formed by women. But were the rifle clubs capable of defending their ownb colony in the event of an invasion? Apparently not, according to Yackandandah's Councillor Beatty. In February 1900, he called for the establishment of units of Mounted Rifles or Rangers in every town and district. Although he had no criticism to make of the rifle clubs, he claimed, he believed that they would be virtually useless in the face of an invasion. It of course was not entirely clear who would be invading but the war in South Africa had applied Australian minds. Councillor Beatty had a son in uniform in South Africa and he reflected a long-standing demand in the region for local defence units that could defend both hearth and home. Beatty's call sparked a number of public meetings across the region supporting his call for the establishment of Mounted Rifle or Ranger units. The government's response, however, was cool. While this was the official reaction, in small towns across Australia contingents of men began to show up for assessment in order to be shipped off to the Anglo-Boer war — along with their horses.

Sir LSG began his career as a DJ in 2006 whilst studying to become an electrical engineer at the University of The Witwaterstrand. It seems the love for music soon took precedence as the young SIr LSG started collecting records. Soon after Co-founding Hood Natives in 2007 with 3 other DJs based in Soweto, Sir LSG enrolled at the Soul Candi Institute of Music to learn more about electronic music production. After completing the short course at Soul Candi, Sir LSG enrolled at the Academy of Sound Engineering to do a two year diploma majoring in Music Production & Audio Post Production. It was the 2008 Southern African Music Conference that became a defining juncture in Sir LSG's music path, when he caught the ear of legendary DJ Christos, whom since became his mentor. Thanks to the relationship with Christos, German producer Ralf GUM came across Sir LSG's song “Sax in the City” in 2011 , which finally found its way to light when released on GOGO Music. With remixes from another German based Producer Raw Artistic Soul, and a fellow South African DJ/Producer Nastee Nev, "Sax In The City" reached the second spot on Traxsource's top singles chart. To date, the Mafikeng born Lesego Sefako has collaborated with Brian Temba, a legendary South African R&B singer/songwriter and trumpeter Kafele on a song titled All I Am, which enjoyed great air play on South African Radio Stations and became a local dance floor anthem. In 2014 Sir LSG was voted by Traxsource at Number 20 on the Top 100 Afro House Producers of the year. Checkout what he prepared for #TheAshmedHour during a live recording at Junxion Lifestyle in Middelburg. Love, Peace & Music #20GOLDEN18

NEHAWU Shopstewards, whose members are striking at hospitals and clinics in the North West province, are meeting in Mafikeng to discuss allegations that their members are blockading entrances to hospitals in order to prevent doctors and other non-striking workers from working. Doctors were removed from wards and theatres while conducting their duties last week.Desperate doctors in the NW province wrote a letter to provincial authorities last week calling on them to intervene.

Mafikeng is still besieged, but columns of British soldiers are advancing on the town from both the North and South. The Boers are falling back across both the Free State and Natal fronts. President Steyn of the Free State is about to retreat still further north from his temporary capital, Kroonstad, while in the Natal theatre of operations, the Boers are finding General Redvers Buller more than a match as the burghers vascillate between farming and fighting. Its been seven months of grind in a war that the British thought would take a few weeks. It was supposed to be a relatively inexpensive clash launched ostensibly to secure the important gold mines of Johannesburg for the Empire but has become expensive and politically taxing. Before quitting Kroonstad which is around 120 kilometers north of Bloemfontein on the main road and railway line from the Cape to Johannesburg .. a number of crucial meetings have been held by the Boers. These are led by President Steyn who continues to be a source of strength for the defenders, secure in his knowledge that they are fighting a just war against an invasion of Empire. But as we know, believing your cause is just doesn't mean success is guaranteed

CliffCentral.com — Kutlwano Ditsele (Kut The Filmmaker) is in the stu and we get into it for real. He walks us through his crazy journey from Mafikeng to LA to Bomb to Ayeye to Seriti films. We talk Libya, Miss Universe, The Black Queen and he tells us a story that involves him and Megan Good. I mean, come on!!!

Hello and welcome to this month's top shelf guest mix from a South African Dj/Producer King Prospero, sit back relax and enjoy this journey into the deeper side of House Music.. King Prospero Mafikeng (North West), South Africa. He is 23 years old. This humble individual fell in love with house from an early age. He comes from family which loves music. From the age of 12 he started collecting music till today. Due to his love and passion for house music he joined Afrijjazit Entertainment in 2014 were he was taught a lot of things, including deejaying, track selection, sound set- up, beat matching and so forth. Ever since he has played in various places in and around Mafikeng. King Prospero specialises in the following genres: deep, tech, underground, dub, experimental, & a bit of soul music. In 2015 he established his very own podcast called THE BALCONY SESSIONS which continues to get a lot of support, and equally so it continues to inspire many. The main idea behind the establishment of the podcast was to clearly communicate the type of music the founder loves, consequently it was to try by all means to be distinct. In 2016, King Prospero become the co- host & dj of #THEHARDKNOCKDEEPPODCAST which was established by Mac B BUDEDE. Simultaneously, King Prospero & Mac B BUDEDE established a Record Label called UNITY RECORDS. Just recently King Prospero released his first track titled Dark under the same record label which has received a lot of positive feedback.

King Prospero is from Mafikeng (North West), South Africa. He is 22 years old. This humble individual fell in love with house from an early age. He comes from family which loves music. From the age of 12 he started collecting music till today. Due to his love and passion for house music he joined Afrijjazit Entertainment in 2014 were he was taught a lot of things, including deejaying, track selection, sound set- up, beat matching and so forth. Ever since he has played in various places in and around Mafikeng. King Prospero specializes in the following genres: deep, techno, ambient, dub, tech, underground & a bit of soul music. In 2015 he established his very own podcast called THE BALCONY SESSIONS which continues to get a lot of support, and equally so it continues to inspire many. The main idea behind the establishment of the podcast was to clearly communicate the type of music the founder loves, consequently it was to try by all means to be distinct. In 2016, King Prospero became the co- host & dj of ‪#‎THEHARDKNOCKDEEPPODCAST‬ which was established by Mac B BUDEDE. Simultaneously, King Prospero & Mac B BUDEDE established a Record Label called UNITY RECORDS. Just recently King Prospero released his first track titled Dark under the same record label which has received a lot of positive feedback. Currently King Prospero is working tirelessly to ensure that before the end of this year he would have released an Ep.

King Prospero is from Mafikeng (North West), South Africa. He is 22 years old. This humble individual fell in love with house from an early age. He comes from family which loves music. From the age of 12 he started collecting music till today. Due to his love and passion for house music he joined Afrijjazit Entertainment in 2014 were he was taught a lot of things, including deejaying, track selection, sound set- up, beat matching and so forth. Ever since he has played in various places in and around Mafikeng. King Prospero specializes in the following genres: deep, techno, ambient, dub, tech, underground & a bit of soul music. In 2015 he established his very own podcast called THE BALCONY SESSIONS which continues to get a lot of support, and equally so it continues to inspire many. The main idea behind the establishment of the podcast was to clearly communicate the type of music the founder loves, consequently it was to try by all means to be distinct. In 2016, King Prospero became the co- host & dj of ‪#‎THEHARDKNOCKDEEPPODCAST‬ which was established by Mac B BUDEDE. Simultaneously, King Prospero & Mac B BUDEDE established a Record Label called UNITY RECORDS. Just recently King Prospero released his first track titled Dark under the same record label which has received a lot of positive feedback. Currently King Prospero is working tirelessly to ensure that before the end of this year he would have released an Ep.

Security will be tight tomorrow when the troubled North West University (NWU) re-opens the Mafikeng campus . A number of buildings were recently set alight at the campus, allegedly by protesting students. The campus has been closed for more than a month due students' protests. Bongi Gwala speaks to Vice Chancellor Professor Dan Kgwadi