The 82 year old Daniwe Gongqa is one of the most exceptional artists in the Egazini Outreach Centre. She makes visual art pieces that narrate the stories of
hardship, Xhosa culture and rural life. One of her compelling masterpieces is a
painting she did on Winnie Mandela
fighting for the release of her then husband, Nelson Mandela from Robben Island.
She created the painting because she feels connected to it as she also fought
for her son whom was incarcerated and beaten up by the apartheid
government at the centre whilst Egazini was still a place of brutality and oppression to the black population. Due to this, Daniwe led many apartheid resistance protests.
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| Daniwe Gongqa pointing at the painting she made of Winnie Mandela |
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