Maria McCloy Remembered as a Cultural Giant Who Shaped South Africa’s Creative Identity

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Marang Setshwaelo, Maria’s longtime friend and sometime professional collaborator, about how South Africa continues to mourn the death of Maria McCloy, with tributes pouring in for a figure widely regarded as one of the most influential and multi-disciplinary voices in the country’s post-apartheid creative industry. McCloy, who died at the age of 50 on Tuesday evening at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg following heart failure, is being remembered not only for her individual talents, but also for the creative ecosystems she helped build and sustain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.