Celebrating Dolly Rathebe, South Africa’s Original Black Woman Superstar
Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang, University of Pretoria Dolly Rathebe, the musical legend of Sophiatown, is part of South Africa’s rich heritage and history. Sophiatown was a much-storied suburb and vibrant cultural hub in Johannesburg that was destroyed by the South African state in 1955. Its 60,000 black