THE HIGHWAYMEN PODCAST
Listen: Episode 2 – Zweli Mkhize’s bad medicine
KwaZulu-Natal is the diva of South African provinces, a place with a deep and complex history of political violence that has not abated, and one that has suffered a string of disasters, uprisings and climate catastrophes in recent years. One of its most famous sons is Dr Zwelini Lawrence Mkhize, a former uMkhonto we Sizwe militant, a doctor in a white coat and a prominent part of South Africa’s political elite, who has played a major role in shaping the past and present of this troubled province. Featuring: Dr Zweli Mkhize, former Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, former ANC Treasurer-General, former Minister of Health Sibusiso “S’bu” Zikode, President of Abahlali BaseMjondolo Cyril Madlala, Communications consultant and former spokesperson for former KZN Premier Dr Zweli Mkhize Chris Makhaye, freelance journalist and KZN correspondent Archive credits: News24 / CGTN Africa / Newzroom Afrika / eNews Channel Africa / SABC News / Associated Press / ABC News Australia / Reuters
This is important history that, I suspect, very few white people know