RC 261011Kaya 959Brenda Sisane
Sunday, 11 October 2026
A tribute-heavy Sunday episode marking Sol Plaatje's 150th birth anniversary and Oscar Brown Jr.'s centenary, with freedom and poetry themes running through the music.
- 15:17
This week marked 150 years since the birth of Sol Plaatje, newspaper editor, translator and founding figure of the movement that became the ANC, with lectures, conversations and publications marking the anniversary.
- 15:18
A rare recording of Plaatje's voice from London survives, and an archive project makes his recordings discoverable, including what is identified as an early recording of South African song.
- 15:56
Putuma was named Poetry Africa's 2026 featured poet and gave the keynote at opening night, a role that honours a poet whose work champions human rights and constitutional democracy.
- 17:23
Oscar Brown Jr. was born in Chicago on 10 October 1926, and his daughters hosted a 100th birthday celebration honouring his life as writer, musician and activist.