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The letter I really wish I did not need to write

The suicide of his mother when he was 15 acted as a catalyst for Kumi Naidoo’s journey into radical action against apartheid. Here the global activist opens up about another death that affected him profoundly, the suicide of his son and one of SA’s most famous rappers, Riky Rick

23 October 2022 - 00:00
By Kumi Naidoo

The suicide of his mother when he was 15 acted as a catalyst for Kumi Naidoo’s journey into radical action against apartheid.  Here the global activist opens up about another death that affected him profoundly, the suicide of his son and one of SA’s most famous rappers, Riky Rick.

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