Book Feature: On The Stage of Time by Sikose Mji

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Phemelo is in conversation with author and former Diplomat Sikose Mji about her new book titled ‘On The Stage of Time’ chronicles the extraordinary life of a schoolgirl who became steeped in the ANC struggle for freedom in the mid-70s. As a teenager, Mji became involved in the clandestine underground and mass mobilisation work of the then-illegal ANC which drew the attention of the Special Branch thus compelling her to leave South Africa to find refuge in the ANC community in exile.

22 Apr 4PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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