By Ragheema Mclean Tributes continue to pour in for James Matthews (95), the celebrated poet, writer, and publisher known as the "People’s Poet," who passed away at his home in Athlone on Saturday. Matthews was an esteemed recipient of the National Order of Ikamanga, awarded to him in 2004 for his outstanding achievements in literature and journalism, as well as his unwavering commitment to the struggle for a non-racial South […]
The former Dean of St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, Reverend Michael Weeder says the late renowned struggle poet and writer James Matthews lifted the torch of freedom in the darkest of times. Matthews passed away in Cape Town at the age of 95. The poet and writer wrote for a variety of publications and was a fearless writer and poet during the apartheid era. Weeder says Matthews never walked away from his true […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
