Lucky Dube
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Reggae’s resistance roots struck a chord in SA
South Africa and Jamaica share a history marked by colonisation and slavery
The time has finally come for LKJ in prose
‘Time Come’, a collection of essays, speech, reviews and other forms of prose by the dub poet, Linton Kwesi Johnson, makes for compelling reading
Q&A Sessions: ‘The work I do at UCT is not about me’ — Mamokgethi Phakeng
UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng talks to Nicolene de Wee about transformation, the bullying claims against her, and her passion for music
Sentencing arguments get under way in Dube trial
Arguments in mitigation of the sentencing of three men convicted of killing Lucky Dube in a botched hijacking were expected to resume on Wednesday.
Dube accused found guilty
Slain reggae musician Lucky Dube’s family clapped in excitement as three men accused of his murder were found guilty on Tuesday.
Lucky Dube’s alleged killers try to escape from police custody
Judgement in the trial of Lucky Dube’s alleged killers was delayed on Tuesday to ascertain if two of the accused were fit to proceed.
Dube murder accused confessed voluntarily, court hears
An accused in the Lucky Dube murder trial initially confessed to the crime voluntarily, a court heard on Friday.
Dube trial witness lied out of fear, court hears
A witness to reggae icon Lucky Dube’s murder admitted to lying under oath in his statements to the police, a court heard on Wednesday.
Dube tried to drive away, court hears
A struggle ensued between murdered reggae icon Lucky Dube and one of the accused before he was shot, the Johannesburg High Court heard on Monday.
Dube trial hears of firearms found in accused’s room
A cop investigating the murder of Lucky Dube told a court on Wednesday that he found unlicensed firearms in the room of one of the accused.
Prints in Dube’s car same as those of murder accused
Fingerprints lifted off Lucky Dube’s car matched those of accused Sifiso Mhlanga, a fingerprint expert told the Jo’burg High Court on Tuesday.
Dube trial: Cops defend ID-parade procedures
A cop who was in charge of the ID parade of suspects in the Lucky Dube murder case has told a court that the process was conducted properly.
Cop says Dube-trial ID parade was properly conducted
The police officer who conducted an ID parade of suspects in the Lucky Dube murder told a court on Monday that the process was conducted properly.
Killer carnival
There’s nothing irie about Lucky Dube’s murder trial, writes Percy Zvomuya was at the trial.
Dube detectives give conflicting testimony
Contradictory versions by two detectives of how two of the men accused of murdering Lucky Dube were arrested were heard in the Jo’burg High Court.