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

Amaqhawe aseMlazi-Senzo Meyiwa

Kujwayelekile emiphakathini esihlala kuyo ukuthi uma kukhunjulwa amaqhawe nabantu ababambe iqhaza emphakathini kube abantu ababambe iqhaza kwezembusazwe nezepolitiki. Akusilona icala ukwenza njalo kepha kubalulekile ukuthi uma kukhunjulwa amaqhawe kungakhethwa iphela emasini. Maningi ke amaqhawe eThekwini kusuka kubantu abangamaciko, abasiza umphakathi ngezindlela ezahlukene, osomabhizinisi kanye nabanye. Kuleli khasi sibhunga ngensizwa engasekho emhlabeni kepha ebidume iNingizimu Afrika … Read more

I-100 Great African Kings and Queens

Amakhosi asenze sathatheka amakhulu eminyaka – amaNgisi athanda uNdlunkulu kanye naseduze nekhaya, indaba yenkosi uShaka kanye nezingqwele ayephila nazo, asizoze zabuna. Ngakho-ke akumangazi ukuthi incwadi egxile kwi-Afrika’s Royalties inakwe kancane! UPusch Commey owazalelwa eGhana, osehlala eNingizimu Afrika, ungumbhali we-100 Great African Kings and Queens, ezoshicilelwa ibe uchungechunge oluyishumi. Lezi zincwadi ziyingxenye ye-Real African Writers (RAW) Children’s Series, … Read more