Important People and Sites

The Friday Mosque – Juma Masjid (isiZulu)

Lesi sakhiwo asigcini nje ngokuba yindawo yokukhonza – kodwa futhi sithathwa njengesizinda sokuhlanganela somphakathi wamaSulumane – enye yezinto zokuqala ezenziwa nguMphrofethi uMohammed ngesikhathi engena eMedina kwaba ngukwakha indawo yokukhonza (i-mosque), nokuyinto efanayo neyenziwa ngamaSulumane okuqala ukufika eNatali ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1800. Indawo yeJuma Masjid, esemgwaqweni uGrey Street eThekwini, yathengwa ngo-1881, kanti imosque yokuqala ukwakhiwa khona yayimumatha … Read more

Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu: 10 July 1956 – 6 April 1979

Revolutions are violent affairs, and South Africa’s fight for democracy was no exception, with murder and destruction taking place from all sides. It was after witnessing the force of the South African police against largely unarmed civilians during the 1976 Soweto Student Uprising that Solomon Mahlangu decided it was time to take up arms against his oppressors. Mahlangu joined … Read more

Denis Hurley: The Guardian of the Light Exhibition

Labo abanothando lokufunda kabanzi ngeqhaza elabanjwa yibandla ngesikhathi sobandlululo eNingizimu Afrika, umbukiso iDenis Hurley: The Guardian of the Light, uzobanikeza ulwazi olubalulekile ngezigameko zangaleso sikhathi, futhi ikakhulukazi indima eyadlalwa nguDenis Hurley njengoMbhishobhi wesiFundabhishobhi saseThekwini. UMbhishobhi uHurley wayengasabi ukuphikisana nebandla ngezinye izikhathi elalibuye lithambekele ngasekugcinweni kwemithetho yezwe yangaleso sikhathi. Lo mbhishobhi wayephikisana kakhulu nokungabi khona kobulungiswa … Read more

Ahmed Kathrada (21 August 1929-28 March 2017)

Today South Africa mourns the loss of political activist and struggle hero, Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada. Asked during a recent SAFM interview how he would like to be remembered, Kathrada replied “as someone who tried to make a contribution. We tried”. Looking at the story of this great man, it is clear that Ahmed Kathrada did a … Read more

The Sharpeville Massacre

The events of the 21st March 1960, that would later become known as the Sharpeville Massacre, represent one of the most appalling moments in South African history. There are different versions of the story – some people reported that the men and women gathered at the Sharpeville police station were protesting peacefully, and others that the crowd … Read more