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Struggle Hero Honoured On Youth Day Tears flowed as thousands of people witnessed an epoch-marking event when the life-size bronze sculpture of the former Umkhonto we Sizwe soldier, Mzwandile "Mfana" Majova, was unveiled on June 16. The unveiling, held at the Freedom Square in Khuma and named after Majova himself, was done by the Executive Mayor of the City of Matlosana, China Dodovu. The event was graced by fellow comrades, schoolmates and members of the MK Millitary Veterans Association. Majova's schoolmate, and fellow-combatant, General Masondo, said he was happy with the way Matlosana has honoured his friend, and the Majova family. "Not all heroes and heroines had the opportunity to be honoured in this manner," said Masondo. He further said "Jovis," as they affectionately called Majova, was small in stature, but fired up by the love of his people and by the love of his country. “Before he left the country, he knew about the ANC and was passionate about it," he said. Majova's fellow combatant, Mbulelo Musi, gave a memorial lecture on his life, heaping praises on him for the role he played in the struggle against apartheid. He described him as a friend, a patriot, a visionary, a gallant fighter, a hero and a legend. Dodovu said Majova contributed immensely to Youth Day celebrations and urged the youth to go to school and learn. "Majova wanted to see us educated, so we must never fail," he said. Majova was born in 1958 and was active in the South African Student Movement. He skipped the country in 1975 when he was only 17 years old to receive military training in Anglola. He was further trained in Bulgaria, the then German Democratic Republic and later deployed as a commander in the MK camps in the Kakulama, Angola. After taking active part in the fight against Unita rebels for some time, he returned home to Khuma, Stilfontein, where he briefly visited his family in 1985 before proceeding to Rustenburg where he was killed by the apartheid regime. Majova's body was later exhumed from a shallow grave in Rustenburg and reburied in Khuma in 1998 through the help of the former North West province Premier, Popo Molefe. The People's Poet, Mzwakhe Mbuli and the new Afro-pop sensation, Bucie, rounded off the day's events with sizzling performances. Klerksdorp's Cooking This Winter Winter might be tightening its icy grip on the province, but here in Klerksdorp things are only just heating up. Over the last few weeks the city has been cooking with exciting events, from the Mampoer Festival at the Klerksdorp Museum, to the Rio Casino Winter Carnival, and the action isn't about to cool down soon. See page 4 for details of Friday's rock event and don't forget to book your tickets now for the Hospice SSQ Dinner and the CANSA Karaoke Carnival (details on page 5). Keep an eye on the press for more upcoming events. |
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