History

Isikole sakwa Ndlovu, eNew Farm: Iqhaza elabanjwa ngu Mam’Ndlovu ekufundiseni umphakathi

‘Uma ufundisa umuntu wesilisa, ufundisa umuntu oyedwa, koda uma ufundisa umuntu wesifazane, ufundisa isizwe’[1] Umbhali: Ayanda Siphesihle Simelane Lombhalo uyisiqeshana esiveza iqhaza elabanjwa abantu besifazane ekuthuthukiseni umphakathi ozimele wamakholwa[2] eNanda besebenzisa imfundo.  U-Busisiwe ‘Noni’ MaCibane Ndlovu wayenguthisa ovelele, wakha isikole eNanda, eduze kwase Phoenix Settlement, okwakuyikhaya lika Mahatma Gandhi ngesikhathi sakhe ese Mzansi Afrika. Leyandawo … Read more

The Ndlovu School of New Farm: The role played by Mam’Ndlovu in educating the community

‘If you educate a man, you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a nation.’[1] Author: Ayanda Siphesihle Simelane This is a brief representation of women’s role in uplifting a self-sufficient community of amakholwa[2] in Inanda through education. Busisiwe ‘Noni’ MaCibane[3] Ndlovu was an educator of note, who built a school … Read more

Akuselona leli kheli- Kusuka ekubeni uVictoria Embankment kwaba uMargaret Mncadi Street

UVictoria Embankment, obizwa nangokuthi u-Esplanade, ngomunye wemigwaqo emidala eThekwini. Ifolelwe ngabasiki besibhakabhaka be-20th century futhi ligijima kuyo yonke i-Bay, kusuka eMaydon Wharf neSugar Terminal entshonalanga, kudlule itheku lezikebhe kuya ezikhumulweni zabagibeli empumalanga. Laqanjwa ngo-1897 ngemuva kweNdlovukazi uVictoria ngokuhlonipha ijubili ledayimane lokubusa kwakhe futhi liyikhaya lezindawo eziningi ezithakazelisa ngokomlando. UMargaret Mncadi wayengudokotela futhi eyisishoshovu sezepolitiki owaba … Read more

Isihlala soMsinsi Wokuzimilela: Lucky Bean Tree

Sabanenhlanhla yokukhulela eThekwini selashwa ngezimbali ezibomvu zesihlahla se-coral esimangalisayo, futhi saba nenhlanhla enkulu njengezingane ukukwazi ukuqoqa inqwaba, egcwele ‘ubhontshisi wenhlanhla’! I-Erythrina lysistemon, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi isihlahla samakhorali noma isihlahla sikabhontshisi wenhlanhla, isitshalo esibalulekile esikweni lamaZulu, sibizwa ngokuthi uMsinsi. Ngokwesayithi elithile igama lesiZulu eliphelele empeleni lithi uMsinsi wukazimilela, okuhunyushwa kokuthi kulapha lapho sivela khona’, okwenza umqondo uma ucabanga indlela isihlahla … Read more

History Retold

Welcome to a book that is long overdue, one that allows us to tell our own South African story. South African History Retold: A Beginner’s Guide to the History Behind the Street Names deals with the histories of the people after whom South African street names have been renamed. It is a snapshot into the … Read more

No Longer at This Address – Grey Street/Broad Street to Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street

Grey Street originally ran from Dartnell Crescent near the Greyville Race Course all the way to the Victoria Embank- ment. Some years ago, however, the section between the bay and West Street was renamed Broad Street. Grey Street was named after Earl Henry George Grey, the British Secretary of State for the Colonies during the … Read more