Ukukhulele eSiphingo Beach, uCJ noma u ‘Roddy’ Cecil Ward njengoba ayedume kanjalo, lwakhula uthando lwemvelo kuye kusukela esemncane. Kodwa-ke, i-ccology yayingaziwa nangegama ingasaphathwa eyisihloko sayo lapho iqala eNyuvesi ngo-1946. Kamuva e-University of Durban Westville, uRoddy waba yisibonelo salokho i-lecturer okufanele ibe yikho – ubuhlakani, isineke, umusa kanye nokuzimisela ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuhlanganyela isikhathi nobungoti bakhe … Read more
UCedric Nunn wazalwa ngo-1957, umthwebuli wezithombe waseNingizimu Afrika owaziwa kakhulu ngomsebenzi wakhe wokukhombisa impilo yeNingizimu Afrika ngaphambi, nangemuva kwesikhatho sobandlululo. Waziswa ngumngani wakhe u-Peter McKenzie emkhakheni wezokuthwebula izithombe, owaba ngumfundi wokuqala omnyama ukwenza izifundo zokuthwebula izithombe e-Natal Technikon. Njengoba uCedric wayengenawo umatikuletsheni, wayengeke ekwazi ukufunda, wakwazi ukufunda, njengoba uPeter ayabelana naye ngamanothi ngokunyonyoba. UCedric Nunn … Read more
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
UHelen Lucre wazalwa nge-9th ka-Okthoba 1955, eMotueka, eNelson, eNew Zealand. ULucre wafunda e-Nelson College for Girls nase-Motueka High School eNew Zealand. Ngo-1980 uLucre wathuthela ePitoli, eNingizimu Afrika. UHelen waqala ukubamba iqhaza ekugijimeni ngeminyaka ka-1980. Ngonyaka olandelayo, waqala ukuncintisana kuma-marathon ajwayelekile njengomdlalo wokuhlungela i-Comrades Marathon. Ungenele umncintiswano wakhe wokuqala ngo-1981. Ngo-1984, wafudukela eThekwini; ukuqala isizini yezokusubatha … Read more
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
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