MATHATHA TSEDU | Molefe Pheto gets his day in the sun (again)
Musician, writer and former anti-apartheid organiser, once imprisoned and tortured at John Vorster Square, celebrates his 90th birthday at the Soweto Theatre with local and international acts
09 June 2025 - 04:30
Molefe Pheto had spent three nights under intense security police interrogation, standing, and without sleep. The interrogation teams took turns on him, and on the morning of the third day, when he was allowed to sit down for the first time, he couldn’t...
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