This week started in quite an absurd way. On Monday morning, delirious and drugged because of illness and disorientation, I touched the day and pulled away in horror. I sat down to write on a topic I ...

Iconic poet and author Don Mattera has been remembered as a loving father and mentor to young people in the field of art and poetry. Photo: The Don Mattera Legacy Foundation/Facebook Iconic poet and ...

Back in 1975 when I was a young diplomat assigned to the American Embassy’s public affairs office and library in Johannesburg, it quickly became clear to me our office was both a rest stop and a ...

Don Mattera leaves a formidable literary legacy for future generations of poets, writers and community activists to imbibe and draw lessons from for determining a fundamentally different future, ...

Poet and author Don Mattera has died. Mattera will be remembered for his contribution to the fight against apartheid. The poet died peacefully at his home in Protea Glen. Renowned author and poet Don ...

This week started in quite an absurd way. On Monday morning, delirious and drugged because of illness and disorientation, I touched the day and pulled away in horror. I sat down to write on a topic I ...

During the apartheid era, Mattera helped to form the Union of Black Journalists, as well as the Congress of South African writers. Yesterday the country learnt about the death of award-winning poet, ...

The long queue of cars just as you approach Ramaite Street in Protea North, Soweto, on Monday night was an indication that a giant had fallen. Young and old stood in front of iconic poet Don Mattera's ...

Don Mattera is a legend in so many circles and his poems are lyrical, vivid and impactful. At his funeral scores of well-known figures from different walks of life were there to express reverence for ...

Iconic anti-apartheid South African poet, Donato Francisco Mattera, affectionately known as Don, died on Monday July 18, 2022. I only heard about it through the SABC who covered his burial. I have had ...

The story of Sophiatown has been told before but never with the eloquence that Don Mattera brings to Memory is the Weapon. Many faces make up the whole that was Sophiatown: teeming with political ...

A frail, 86-year-old Don Mattera had to be assisted on to the stage on Monday night, where he thanked God for sparing him so he could address the crowd at an evening of remembrance for Nelson Mandela ...