Soweto in a nutshell. A dream in a suitcase Podcast EP 69 . When fate ties you into a knot – What do you do? Soweto in a nutshell is a preview of Life in Soweto South Africa and a mindset of a new breed of creatures who seek something great and good for nothing, perhaps even free without paying a price for it. Yet! It is not about the entire history of Soweto, as it would not do justice to depict the true history of Soweto. Rather, this observation and the understudy of my people is a short representation of glimpses of its authentic strives and thrives, i.e. my heart-felt rhythms of its biological clock and the mixture of modern day blues. It is about the plight and courage of a people that stood to fight for an ideal purpose in life. This was in the early days of political struggle in South Africa. The 60’s until the 80’s was a bleak period in the history of African people in South Africa under Apartheid. Our people were able to learn to stand together united by a common go...

Waves of turbulent waters art, by Isaac Khonjelwayo. Isaac has not exhibited his works before except in his house in Diepkloof Soweto to try attract interested art lovers and buyers, poor attendance made him retreat from his sacred pastime love of drawing. In the meantime he continued to draw until he felt the climate was conducive for him to start exhibiting. Mr. I. Khonjelwayo contributed a collection of his large paintings as a donation to ANC comrades who skipped the country in 1976 to settle in Botswana. His paintings went on auctioned to raise funds in Botswana’s Russian Embassy. A group of South African ANC and PAC comrades had to skip Botswana from South Africa’s notorious BOSS (Bureau Of State Security) which pursued and hunted all political activists to be brought back to the country to face persecution or torture. The theme of this album is called “ Waves of turbulent waters ” these were the early days of my art works from 1975 to late 80’s. ...

In softness the spirit is hard and in hardness there is no spirit that is soft! Tough life is God’s love God’s love is life on the verge! If life is earned in good faith and through honest hard efforts Success and Rewards should be celebrated with the same spirit without trying to steal from the Creator! Our greatest moments on earth are best expressed and remembered through our native silent language Our tears of joy! To know we can over-come To be grateful that we are humans is to honour the confidence of Archangels who bestowed upon us with the crown to be Kings and Queens of this creation With this responsibility we should act and respect the part that we play Lest we perish empty-handed the next day And disgrace the titles and names we carry on our heads and shoulders Be a responsible leader and account for your good and bad deeds Other smaller species in creation and citizens in dire need look up to you for inspiration, guidance and protection ...