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‘I’ve realised I’m here to heal people through conversations’: Mondli Makhoba

Aspasia Karras with Mondli Makhoba

02 July 2023 - 00:00

On the morning of the day I am scheduled to meet Mondli Makhoba for lunch at Modern Tailors in Rosebank, a video is making the internet rounds. It is of Mondli, in full Zulu warrior regalia, entering stage left at the Shaka iLembe premiere. To say that a frenzy ensues is to underplay what happened. It's something reminiscent of Beatlemania as he appears sporting his well-honed physique. The audience melts into a spontaneous shudder of titillation and delight. Screaming is heard...

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