Veteran poet and writer Don Mattera was honoured with the 2022 Artfluence Human Rights Award, for his commitment to human rights, activism, and community development.
Due to ill health, the anti-apartheid activist was unable to attend the official opening of the Artfluence Human Rights, at the Centre for Creative Arts, at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, on Tuesday, May 3. Bev Ditsie and Irfaan Mangera were also recognised for their human rights advocacy.
Ditsie and Mangera will be using their prize monies for the development of others in their respective communities.
Ditsie, who was awarded the 2022 Artfluence Human Rights Champion Award, in recognition of her decades of activism for access and equality, says she will be investing back into the foundation to support emerging filmmakers. Ahmed Kathrada youth programmes manager Irfaan Mangera was announced as the 2022 Artfluence Human Rights Youth Activist Award.
He will be using his prize money to further the developing programmes that can assist teachers in promoting human rights initiatives.
“Our winners are more than just activists, champions, and advocates for human rights. They are also selfless moral leaders, who believe in paying it forward so that others can continue to benefit from their reputable legacies.
Source: eNCA
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Ex-Muvhango actress Buhle Samuels and her husband Thando Sonqishe tied the knot on Monday in a glamorous event.
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