Category Archives: Power of the Voice

‪2015 Feb. 23: My very own apartheid experience ‬in Oslo

‪Saturday, 21 Feb 2015 ‬ ‪I did not live through the apartheid era, but I now know, how it feels to be asked for your identity document in a public space. On Saturday after attending a great exhibition by Zanele … Continue reading

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2015 Feb. 23: Things I like and what I want to do

by Shaz ‘Sicka’ Mthunzi Like most people, I enjoy having nice things every once in a while. I am obsessed with cars that have power and balance, brands like Mercedes Benz, Land Rover/Range Rover. I wish to see myself owning … Continue reading

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2015 Feb. 22: Paving a new way forward

by Lerato Dumse South African Ambassador to Norway, Queen Anne Zondo, wrote a new chapter when she opened photographer, Zanele Muholi’s exhibition, at the Akershus Art Center, Lillestrøm, in Oslo, on February 21.   Nearly six years after then minister … Continue reading

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2015 Feb. 21: Conversations with my brother

Self portraits by Zanele Muholi Conversing with Msa Muholi during their vacation. Where:  Oslo, Norway What:  Photo project Camera used:  Canon 6D with 4omm lens   We never sat next to each other in 20 years. We never had a … Continue reading

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2015 Feb. 21: SA Ambassador to Norway opens Muholi’s exhibition

HERE ARE THE REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR QUEEN ANNE ZONDO AT AN EXHIBITION OF ZANELE MUHOLI’S WORKS AT THE AKERSHUS ART CENTER, LILLESTROM, NORWAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2015   Programme Director Management and staff of the Akershus Art Center and Zanele Muholi … Continue reading

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2015 Feb. 19: Trending with Shaz ‘Sicka’ in Oslo

Where:  Toyen, Oslo, Norway What:  During interview… With:  Themba Vilakazi     Related links   Related articles on this trip   2015 Feb. 15: “I have won again”     and     2015 Feb. 13: From Johannesburg to Oslo … Continue reading

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2015 Feb. 11: Preliminary program for Zanele Muholi

11-26 February 2015 Lillestrøm/Oslo, NORWAY Akershus Art Center Adress: Storgata 4, Lillestrøm     Wednesday 11th: Arriving Gardermoen 9.05 AM Tor Arne pick up at the train station in Lillestrøm (or at the airport)   Thurday 12th: Installation in the … Continue reading

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2015 Feb. 15: “I have won again”

by Shaz ‘Sicka Star-ban’ Mthunzi   First I became the 2014 Mr Lesbian Daveyton. Now being abroad for the first time feels more like a prize which is the lifetime opportunity I will never forget.‬ ‪While most people were busy planning their … Continue reading

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2015 Feb. 13: From Johannesburg to Oslo

Photo Album by Nontuthuzelo Mduba, Themba Vilakazi and Zanele Muholi   2015 Feb. 10:  Shaz aka “Sicka Starban” Mthunzi was lucky enough to be accompanied by her family to the airport. Her mother is standing on the far left (wearing … Continue reading

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2015 Feb. 14: Our love life in progress

… from ZaVa series (2015/02/25) in Ulm, Germany.        

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