Phumzile Nombuso Twala

Writer, Senior Researcher (Cultural & Creative Industries), Arts Practitioner. || @AndaniAfrica & @openrestitution || Arts, Culture, Heritage Praxis.

[liminal @Liminal1988]

I fell in love with this quote:

[Wonder Peters @PetersWonderboy]

"Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive. Never surrender." - Tupac

[Kgopolo @PhilMphela]

CASTING NEWS:

Nsikelelo Mthembu plays Tsietsi Mashinini

Mthembu stars as Anti-apartheid activist and Student Leader Tsietsi Mashinini in the new Tebogo Malope directed film, 'Studying Under The Barrel Of A Gun'.

Mashinini died in 1990 while in exile in Guinea.

The film is out in cinemas nationwide.

#KgopoloReports

[WnT @WheelsnToys]

The ARTS were respected in this country once upon a time

[welearnSA @welearnSA]

Swaziland had already gained full independence from Britain nearly two decades earlier, in 1968.

​King Mswati III rules as an absolute monarch, meaning his internal political power within his borders is total. By contrast, King Charles III rules as a constitutional monarch, meaning his political powers are strictly limited and symbolic.

[JOHN KANI OIS OBE @KANI_ELDER]

What a great man . What a great visionary. A great musician. Actually when the Market Theatre opened a jazz bar in our precinct. It was Abdulla Ibrahim who suggested that it should be named Kippies Jazz Bar in honour of another great giant Kippie Moeketsi. RIP

[Sue Nyathi @SueNyathi]

It is based on a riddle to highlight incompatibility. If a bird and fish mate, where would they live? If they choose water, the bird will drown. If they choose air, the fish will die because it needs water.

[African Renaissance Podcast @AfriRenPodcast]

#AfricanRenaissancePodcast
On how Thaba Bosiu was made:

Mabuse: Every time I went to Lesotho, I would go to the village and ask if anybody plays lesiba. What was explained to me is that when you are a herdsman, your flock would be able to extricate itself from the rest because of the sound that you play and that thing had remained with me for 30 years, that one day I really wanted to record this instrument.

There are Basotho in Pimville, and every time these guys passed by, I would ask, "Batho ba modimo, ha le tsebe motho ya bapalang lesiba?" They brought Ntate Thabang to me. He started playing for me every day in the studio. We recorded it. That's how Thaba Bosiu was created. It's only now that people are responding. Remember, this was done 16 years ago.

[SA Reserve Bank @SAReserveBank]

[IN PICTURES] Visitors at the Hector Peterson Memorial exchanged their R2 coins for the new R2 commemorative circulation coin honouring the 1976 Youth Uprising. The commemorative coin, while special, carries the same value as ordinary R2 coins in circulation. Commemorative circulation coins serve as a tool for national storytelling because, as they move through communities, people can share these stories within their homes and at malls, taxi ranks and all places where money is used daily.

[Kebotlhale Motseothata, MA. @KebotlhaleMotse]

Culture, Conflict and Peacebuilding: Home, Exile, Belonging and Medu by Kebotlhale Motseothata.

[. @Fimiye]

I have a lot of respect for genuine people. They might not be perfect, but at least they are not pretending to be.

[History ZAR @HistorySAZAR]

Abdullah Ibrahim and the making of 'Mannenberg'. Courtesy of A Brother With Perfect Timing (1987). #RIP

[Path of Men @PathOfMen_]

There's so much power in believing things will work out, even when you don't know how or when.

[Zikhona Valela @valavoosh]

Quite sad that we don’t have a biography of Abdullah Ibrahim while he was still with us. I hope we’ll get one soon. His remarkable life is summarised in his website: https://t.co/4gjkNdmOm0

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

I’m in love with this sentence:

“The more delusionally optimistic you are, the more life rewards you.”

[Zikhona Valela @valavoosh]

Sad that no one filled the void Barry Rongue left. There was a time when you looked forward to reading pop culture columns (any column actually). There’s no money to pay culture writers, everything is a press release or sponsored feature. So readers can’t sharpen their skills when it comes to engaging a body of work. It’s unfortunate.

[Kgopolo @PhilMphela]

SPOTLIGHT:

Maria McCloy Honoured With A Mural in JHB

Basha Uhuru will be unveiling a very special mural honouring celebrated designer, publicist, and creative icon Maria McCloy in the Johannesburg inner city at Constitution Hill.

The mural, designed by local accomplished artist and creative maker Lazi Mathebula, will sit next to that of our music legend Bra Hugh Masekela on the public facing mural wall along Joubert Street at Constitution Hill.

This year's Basha Uhuru Festival will be celebrating its 14th anniversary and run between 24 – 27 June 2026.

Maria McCloy passed away on 12 May 2026 at 50.

#KgopoloReports #RIPMariaMcCloy

[goma @soigomaa]

I noticed something:
People who have traveled a lot tend to judge less. Not because they became nicer, but because they've seen too many versions of what's "normal."
In one country, it's normal to eat with your hands.
In another, it's normal to stay quiet at the table.
In a third, it's normal to hug strangers.
When you've seen 30 different versions of "the right way," you stop believing yours is the only one.
Travel doesn't just teach geography.
It teaches tolerance.

[Sego 2 Stars⭐️⭐️ @_ladytopaz]

They made a movie about Steve Biko that’s already out in cinemas and there is absolutely no marketing for it??? Haibo???