Author: Toto Tsarneba

By TOTO TSARNEBA A group of protestors blocked the entrance to the Joza Police Station in Extension 6 on April 12 and April 19 over their frustration with reporting crimes – especially gender-based violence (GBV). The protesters claimed that when Zekhaya Doto, 24, went to the station on 29 March to report a rape she alleged took place the day before, she was victimised and “chased away” by her alleged rapist and SAPS members. Doto alleged in social media posts that her two-year-old child had also been raped. Doto was then told to go home to wait for a detective.…

By SIVE FAITH GINYA Joza-born author Dr Siphiwo Mahala returned home to launch his book on the iconic Drum-era writer and journalist Can Themba at Amazwi on Tuesday, 12 April. Mahala told Grocott’s that he has always made it a point to launch and perform his work in his hometown because “this is where it began”. Mahala said his own life had come “full circle” with Can Themba: The Making and Breaking of the Intellectual Tsotsi. “I am retracing my footsteps as much as I am retracing Can Themba’s footsteps because he also studied here. There is an intersection.” Mahala…