ON THE CANVAS WITH TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO - PART 2

During the South African Border War, black women in the town of Pomfret experiend abuse and trauma from their husbands, but many continued to live with their abusers, Teresa interrogates what it is about the black female body and mind which, despite trauma, continues to thrive.

On this interview Nomaza sits down with Teresa, an amazing visual artist from South Africa. Born in a military town, she gives us a glimpse of her childhood, and the experiences that have forged her artistic practices today... .

Do you know about the South African Border War (1966 - 1989) or the 32 Battalion's also known as the Terrible Ones ? This interview gives us pieces to the puzzles of our common history as South Africans and as Africans. .