People’s Poet

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 […]