Xavier Livermon

Mandoza at the South African music Awards in 2012. South African Music Awards/flickr

Game‑changer Mandoza defied South Africa’s elitist cultural norms

Kwaito music star Mandoza was an important symbolic figure in the post-apartheid cultural scene. His success and his refusal to relinquish his tsotsi identity redefined what kind of man could be respected in a free South African.

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