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SHADOW OF THE HUMMINGBIRD Returns to the Fugard Theatre, 27-30 August
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 7, 2014
Due to overwhelming demand the Fugard Theatre is proud to announce five additional performances of THE SHADOW OF THE HUMMINGBIRD, the beautiful play presented by Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre that stars Athol Fugard himself and introduces Marviantos Baker, from 27 to 30 August 2014.
It was exactly what the State needed to back up the testimony of Fahiem Hendricks, who had helped organize the hit and who turned State witness in the trial.
Police investigating officer Captain Joe Dryden gave more evidence in the Wynberg Regional Court, he described the events on the night of the killing as related in statements by the other accused, Waheed Hassen and Jefferson Snyders.
Captain Joe Dryden said Najwa had let Waheed Hassen and Jefferson Snyders into the house and the men had tiptoed upstairs to the sitting room, where Taliep was watching cricket on TV.
The men grabbed Taliep, who shouted “Allahu Akbar (God is great)”, before Najwa came into the room.
Dryden said: “She then hugged Mr. Petersen around the neck while Hassen and Snyders held him.”
“The men forced Taliep to the ground, pushed a glove into his mouth, and tied his hands behind his back. When he woke blood was oozing from his neck, and he still said to me: ‘Boeja, I thought I was going to die.’
He went to hospital but not to the police station.
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Taliep Petersen Biography
Taliep Petersen was a legendary South African singer, composer and director of a number of popular musicals.
He was born in the multi-cultural neighbourhood of Cape Town, District Six and is famously known for his international productions of District Six: The Musical and Kat and the Kings, which he penned with musician David Kramer and together they won an Olivier Award.
Taliep Petersen was a judge on Afrikaanse Idols season 1 in 2006 alongside fellow judges Deon Maas and Mynie Grové with Sean Else as the host.
Taliep Petersen Biography
| Real/Full Name: | Taliep Petersen |
| Occupation: | Singer, composer and director |
| Date of Birth: | Saturday 15 April 1950 |
| Place of Birth: | District Six, Cape Town |
| Date of Death: | Saturday 16 December 2006 (aged 56) |
| Place of Birth: | Athlone, Cape Town |
| Spouse(s): | Madeegha Anders (Divorced), Najwa Dirk Petersen |
| Children: | Jawaahier, Aeesha, Fatiema, Ashur and Zaynab Petersen |
Career
Taliep Petersen first sang publicly aged six, at the Coon Carnival.
The tribute will air on kykNET on 16 April at 20:00
Encore Run for REMEMBERING THE LUX at the Baxter Theatre
by David Fick - Aug 22, 2016
Alistair izobell's hit production REMEMBERING THE LUX is back by popular demand and returns to the Baxter Theatre for a limited season.
Alistair Izobell Promises A Night Of Flamboyance And Flair At The 53rd Fleur Du Cap Theatre Awards
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2018
The 53rd annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards, amongst the most sought-after in the South African performing arts community, will take place on Sunday, 18 March at 17:30 at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town.
Either you go up to his level but my father will never go down to yours.'”
The couple’s marriage failed and they ended up splitting.
Najwa Dirk Petersen
After Taliep Petersen and Madeegha Anders got divorced, Madeegha’s best friend Najwa Dirk was waiting in the wings as she too admired Taliep.
Najwa and Petersen got married and later had a daughter named Zaynab Petersen.
Petersen’s father, Mogamat Ladien, said Najwa and Madeegha were good friends, but “Najwa would come and visit [Taliep] especially in the morning, without Madeegha knowing Najwa was interfering in her marriage”.
Petersen’s father added: “I liked Najwa.
Najwa Petersen was convicted in the Cape High Court on 2 December 2008 along with two hitmen, Abdoer Emjedi and Waheed Hassen.
All three were found "guilty of murder and of robbery with aggravating circumstances".
Taliep and Najwa started sleeping in separate bedrooms after this attack.
But before this absurd and bloody incident unfolded, Taliep Petersen had been at his wits’ end with his wife Najwa. She was very nice and would always have a bright smile and would hug me when she saw me.”
But Ladien’s opinion of Najwa first changed in April of 2006 when she stabbed Taliep in the neck.
One night while he [Taliep] was sleeping she was still wandering around in the house.
Taliep’s brother, Igshaan, told reporters outside the court: “I am relieved that it’s finished.”
Taliep Petersen’s murder was chronicled in the M-Net docu-drama series Crimes Uncovered, in 2012, which detailed how Najwa conspired to have him killed after she found out he was planning to leave her.
In November 2019, Najwa was moved from Worcester Female Prison to Pollsmoor Prison.
Stolen Award
On Wednesday 11 December 2019, one of Taliep Petersen’s awards was stolen from his daughter’s home in Lansdowne, Cape Town.
Taliep’s eldest daughter, Jawaahier Petersen revealed that thieves broke in during load shedding and stole one of her father’s prized and historic awards, the Fleur Du Cap Award among other items.
The family only realized the award was missing two days later on Friday 13 December 2019 when they checked their home properly to see what was stolen.
Jawaahier also said that the coin collection from currencies around the world, which her father used as a reminder of his travels, was stolen.
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Born: 15 April 1950, Cape Town, South Africa
Died: 16 December 2006, Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa
Occupation: Composer, musical director, playwright
Also known as: Pioneer of Cape Malay musical theatre
Taliep Petersen was born in Cape Town in 1950.
Hassen said he found this very strange.”
The detective quoted Waheed Hassen as saying that Najwa repeatedly asked: “When are you going to finish him?”
Waheed Hassen then took a pillow from a bedroom and folded it over the gun, which Najwa took from him, Dryden told the court.
“She then shot the deceased,” he said, pointing to his neck to indicate where the 9mm bullet hit the musician on the night of December 16.
The court also heard that Najwa was the beneficiary of a R6 million life insurance policy in Taliep Petersen’s name.
Captain Joe Dryden said Najwa’s cellphone records had led the police to a man called Fahiem Hendricks, who allegedly found the three hitmen for her.
Ghoema had opened in London’s Tricycle Theatre shortly before Petersen’s death.
Fairyland won an FNB Vita award for best musical, Taliep and Kramer won the Best New Musical Olivier Award for Kat and the Kings in 1999, while its cast collectively won the award for Best Actor.
In 2001, Taliep Petersen presented a television series about District Six called O’se Distrik Ses and he also featured on South African reality talent show Joltyd on kykNET.
It will be performed from today, 5 to 12 April at 8.15pm with an extra show at 12 noon on 12 April. In 2002, he created a sitcom called Alie Barber.
In 2005, the second season of Alie Barber was shown and Petersen released songs from the series on the 2006 album Deur Dik en Dun, his first in Afrikaans.
Shortly before the start of Idols Afrikaans season 1 on which he was a judge, Petersen and his family received death threats but he decided to proceed with the show until it ended in August of 2006.
Wives and Children
Madeegha Anders
Taliep Petersen and Madeegha Anders fell in love when she was cast in his award-winning District Six: The Musical.
In 2005, a second season of Alie Barber was shown and Petersen released songs from the series on the 2006 album Deur Dik en Dun, his first in Afrikaans. This will be the very final chance audiences will have to see this remarkable production.
Taliep’s career then started skyrocketing but the marriage wasn’t doing well at all.
Taliep Petersen’s father, Mogamat Ladien said his son struggled to make the marriage work.
“He told me, ‘Boeja, I’ve been trying for eight years with her – to bring her right.’ But then he saw that it was not going to work out and he left her.”
Ladien said he did not get along with Madeegha Anders, his first daughter-in-law.
“Madeegha and I didn’t have a good understanding.
in 2002, he created a sitcom called Alie Barber. The evidence also tracked calls made between Najwa and her co-accused.