PJ Powers is the stage name of the music artist Penelope Jane Dunlop (born 16 July 1960).
She became a household name at home after winning a song competition on national radio with her version of the Don Clarke song, Sanbonani.
The final stage of the song competition was televised, bringing P J Powers to the attention of the wider South African public.
Sanbonani was a hit record at home.
Featuring on the Ladysmith Black Mambazo recording of World in Union in 1995 provided an international hit when it charted in the UK (no 47 on the singles charts).
She is well known for her anti-apartheid activism.