A day of blood and terror

East London man’s play pays tribute to victims of attempted coup in Mthatha in 1990

As sounds of gunfire roared around Freedom Square in Mthatha on Saturday afternoon, a heavily-pregnant young woman clad in her traditional makoti attire, a widow, traditional herbalist and a street vendor, ran for cover while a group of soldiers armed with rifles swarmed over the site...

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