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Music Feature: Songs About Nelson Mandela

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This week’s music feature musicologist Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal honours Nelson Mandela through the songs that carried his legacy from Johnny Clegg’s iconic Asimbonanga and Hugh Masekela’s Bring Him Back Home to Zahara and Mzwakhe Mbuli’s heartfelt tribute Mandela. A musical remembrance of Madiba’s enduring impact.

4 Dec 2025 4PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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