A musical focusing on the bus tragedy that left 51 Cosatu affiliated union members dead is on at the Northern Cape Theatre. It captures the lives and tragedy of the hopeful passengers on the bus to a Workers Day rally celebrations on 1 May 2003.
The bus with the union members plunged into the Saulspoort Dam resulting in the drowing of some workers.
Now, Dikabo Tse Ntle Music and Art Promotions has brought this tragedy to life in a 4-day Saulspoort Dam Musical - a moving story sure to capture the audiences.
It was produced by Charles Ikaneng, written and directed by Thabo Motlhabi who brings his creativity into the musical after getting the background story of the incident from one of the survivors.
One of the survivors, Tshepo Mogorosi, said they travelled from Kimberley to Qwaqwa to attend the rally. He says the trip was crucial, as they went to ask the Cosatu leadership to intervene after the suspension of 13 workers.
