
David Kramer: Dipping the paintbrush in different musical colours
How David Kramer turned the story of an African-American choir that visited South Africa in the 1890s into a musical
How David Kramer turned the story of an African-American choir that visited South Africa in the 1890s into a musical
As the state wrapped up its case in the Najwa Petersen murder trial on Monday, Najwa’s advocate said no decision had been taken on whether she would testify in her own defence. ”I’ve still to consult with Mrs Petersen,” said senior counsel Klaus von Lieres und Wilkau. ”We will make up our minds in the course of the coming week.”
It was a clumsy attempt by Najwa Petersen to cover up her cellphone tracks that gave police a vital lead in solving the murder of her husband, Taliep, a police officer told the Cape High Court on Tuesday. Superintendent Piet Viljoen was testifying in the trial of Najwa and the three men she allegedly hired to kill Taliep on the night of December 16 2006.
Bongani Ndodana-Breen’s new opera tackles the complex character of a national heroine, writes Brent Meersman