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Voice of the voiceless: Pumeza Matshikiza, who hails from the Eastern Cape and has graced opera stages around the world, has become an ambassador for Women and Men Against Child Abuse. Photo: Decca/Simon Fowler
ADVOCACY

Opera singer Pumeza Matshikiza on joining the global fight against child abuse

Renowned soprano Pumeza Matshikiza steps off the stage and into advocacy, using her art and influence to fight child abuse

  • Rolland Simpi Motaung
8 min read
Always in tune: Nolufefe Mtshabe translated the lyrics of the Magic Flute into isiXhosa. (Michelly Rall/Getty Images and Continuum Company)
AFRICA CARMEN

Imizwilili zika Nolufefe ‘Fefe’ Mtshabe

Chorister and opera singer Nolufefe Mtshabe inspired hundreds of pupils to uphold her legacy

  • Robyn Sassen
4 min read