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MME SALLY MOTLANA, farewell to an outstanding South African heroine

MME SALLY MOTLANA, farewell to an outstanding South African heroine

NOT for the first time, the cadres of Umkhonto we Sizwe borrowed a hymn and transformed it into a liberation song. And so they sang with great passion about the day they will report to their Commander: Nxa e bizwa amagama amaqhawe,ngobe lam ngolifica likhona;Koba njani sesihlezi noTambo,Sesimtshela ngamaBhul egingqika? When the role of the heroes and heroines is called, Will my name feature among these;How will we feel the day we sit with Tambo,And tell him of the enemy biting the dust? We meet here today to say farewell to one who I am absolutely certain never doubted that…
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Queen of South African TV celebrated

Queen of South African TV celebrated

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THIRTY seven years ago she arrived at the South African Broadcasting Corporation as a typist, yesterday Noxolo Grootboom left as a legendary broadcaster, who even forced the president of the country to change his schedule to fit in with hers. When it became clear that Grootboom's last news bulletin would clash with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation, it was not the broadcaster who yielded but the head of state. Ramamposa said:  “We decided to delay the start of this address to the nation by half an hour because a legend of South African broadcasting, Ms…
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