"My mother is like the bright light in the sky, a doe on the hillsides. She is the morning star, shining even at noon-…"

"A centipede was happy – quite! Until a toad in fun Said, "Pray, which leg moves after which?" This raised her doubts …"

"Poetry is part of the struggle. You use the armed struggle; you use political methods… You recite a poem. It’s better…"

"On behalf of my mother, Lindiwe Mabuza we thank Rhodes University for this prestigious award. As a family, we are bot…"

"Our nation owes her an enormous debt of gratitude and appreciation for all the sacrifices she has made throughout her…"

"There is a duality to South Africa, as in all of life itself, that is evident, and as stark as the inequality among i…"

"Then I close my eyes, and I imagine a world where I sabi and you sabi that we are okay, as we are"

"Perhaps all South Africans need to embrace the mirror of yesteryear, and fear it not, for it holds the answers to the…"

"In the stillness the voice inside is louder, much louder, and cannot be ignored"

"Our stories are important and need to be told"