13/05/2026
This Mother’s Day season, we’re reflecting on the women who helped shape South Africa’s cultural identity, not only as artists, but as mothers.
From Miriam Makeba and Yvonne Chaka Chaka - Princess of Africa to Brenda Fassie, Nhlanhla Mafu, and Thandiswa Mazwai, these women built extraordinary musical legacies while navigating the realities of motherhood, public life, and leadership.
Their stories are a reminder that legacy is often built in more than one space at a time, at home, in communities, and on the world’s stage.
Read our latest article:
The mothers who gave South Africa its sound: Six iconic women who balanced motherhood and a musical legacy: https://bit.ly/4u3GSD7