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Join us as we pay tribute to the icons of South African theatre and cinema, exploring the legacies that continue to inspire.

Mr O'Connell worked at the Air Force for nearly three decades before moving to the Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA), where he worked as chief flight instructor and was head of the test ...

The South African State Theatre in Pretoria has officially announced that Athol Fugard’s iconic play, My Children! My Africa! will return for a final season this August due to “overwhelming” public ...

A Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which was co-chaired by the internationally renowned cleric Archbishop Desmond Tutu, was established to uncover the atrocities committed by the apartheid ...

Actor, playwright and activist John Kani is a legend in South Africa. He was arrested, beaten and almost left for dead because of his work developing and starring in plays that were often searing ...

American Contemporary Ballet favorites, a new solo "Hamlet" and more arts and culture headlines and happenings.

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. As a playwright, actor and director, Athol Fugard defied South Africa's apartheid system, and the government punished him for it. He died Saturday at the age of 92.