Author: Neziswa Kanju

Israeli culture shared at Johannesburg freedom seder ahead of Israel’s 70th birthday

See also: https://gatewaynews.co.za/lets-laugh-at-that-april-19-2018/ The Base synagogue in Johannesburg was a hub of festivities on Sunday evening as various groups were hosted by the South African Friends of Israel at a celebratory Passover seder ahead of Israel’s 70th birthday today. The seder meal recounts the biblical story of the Israelites’ journey from […]

Accepting peoples’ differences — Neziswa Kanju

A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships. Everybody who knows me knows how much I love chocolate. Chocolate cake, chocolate ice-cream … anything with chocolate … top deck, mint crisp. Chocolate has been my companion for years. I only have good memories with Miss Chocolate. My mother has given […]

Joe Mafela will be sorely missed in the SA entertainment industry

[notice]Neziswa Kanju, who attended Joe Mafela’s memorial service yesterday, reports on the tragic death of the much-loved actor and reflects on his long and influential career.[/notice] Veteran actor Joe Mafela died in a tragic car accident on the M1 North between the Oxford and Houghton turn-offs in Johannesburg at approximately […]