The Nokwe Creative Development foundation, originally founded in 1976, is Non- profit organisation whose main objective is to transform lives and come with more holistic approaches to the development of communities and the preservation of our Cultural Heritage, Music and Arts.
Our current programmes include:
Amajika Arts & Life
Journey of My Soul
Joy the Musical Freedom Festival
Alfred Nokwe
Born in Port St Johns, Nokwe by birth is a percentage of Xhosa parentage. Nokwe moved to Durban in 1942 and started his first year of schooling at eMbhoshongweni (an Indian Temple) on Somtseu road, which was under the Loram Government School supervision. Nokwe was a brilliant student and their teacher decided to promote him to the upper classes and proceeded to St Faith’sMission in Carlisle Street.
Nokwe joined the Municipal Brass and attended tap dancing lessons and he also belonged to a male vocal group called ‘The Rockets’.He then found employment at the municipality-based Salvation Army Social Farm
Nokwe had been involved in various stage plays and film work at that time including Alan Paton’s ‘Umkhumbane’ .His work amassed enormous knowledge which enabled him to impart some of it to a group of local children ‘Amajika’ .Nokwe took full commitment to training the group in 1982, and various members of the group performed in big shows like Sarafna, Umabatha and The Lion King.
Nokwe has received several awards
- Durban TheatreAward 2002-2003
- Blue Fountain Award for Outstanding Contribution to the South African Film Industry
- A citation for ‘1949’, play by Ronnie Govender for recognition as a former citizen of Umkhumbane
- FNB Visa Award for best performance by an actor in a supporting role as ‘Wille’ in Master Harold and the Boys
- Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004
- S’Swhi Award of Excellence in Kwamashu. A living Treasure Award and recognition for preserving Imbudledle, the late Dalton Khanyile’s legendary educational instrument for past,, contemporary and future generations of Ethekwini Municipality