Set in 1976, in South Africa, black students are injured during a protest. Led by a fellow classmate, the students present a play about the symbolic Day of Liberation they all dream of—when their ...

Residents, parents, educators and learners came together to mark Youth Day at Hoërskool Jeugland with a vibrant play honouring the lives lost during the 1976 Soweto uprising. The school was filled ...

The film celebrates its 33rd anniversary in 2025 and on June is a Youth Month we remember its story, depicting the events of the Soweto Riots in June 1976.

The gods of theatre had their gaze on the crew and cast of Nairobi Performing Arts Studio (NPAS) for their third run at Sarafina musical at Kenya National Theatre. The show is about a series of ...

Sarafina! is rightfully lauded as a great film here at home and in many parts of the world because of its succinct depiction of the watershed events of June 16 1976. The South African film is a ...

Ed’s note: This story was first published on 16 June 2016 and subsequently on 14 June 2021. When we look back at an event and recognise it as a pivotal moment, an inflection point in a nation’s ...

Sold-out shows, standing ovations, extra performances … the accolades kept coming for Troika Bermuda’s production of Sarafina! Among those who took note from afar were the organisers of the ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Renowned South African playwright, producer and composer Mbongeni Ngema, the creator of the Broadway hit “Sarafina!”, has died in a car crash at the age of 68, his family said.