'To paint is in my heart and in my blood'- Celebrating the one and only Esther Mahlangu
The famed Ndebele artist, who has been violently attacked in her home, is a peerless cultural warrior who has been rewarded for her art - but has also paid a price
27 March 2022 - 00:00
It was not so long ago that Ndebele women painting the walls of their rural homes would look up at the sky whenever an aeroplane roared overhead. ..
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