Dr TP Naidoo Born on July 4, 1933, “TP” grew up in Tongaat, KZN, in a large extended family. Dr Naidoo was widely known in the Durban Indian community and further afield throughout South Africa. He founded the Indian Academy of South Africa in 1960. For more than five decades Dr TP Naidoo has been … Read more
Sandile Ngcobo born 1 March 1953, is former justice in the Constitutional Court of South Africa. He is an Attorney, Judge He served as Chief Justice from 2009 to 2011. Ngcobo was the beneficiary of a scholarship from Barclays Bank between 1973 and 1976. In 1975 Ngcobo graduated from the University of Zululand with a … Read more
Radio personality Winnie Busisiwe Mahlangu was born in Witbank in 1932. Whilst women were discriminated against because of their gender in the SABC, they were given only temporary employment. Winnie was the first woman to be employed permanently by SABC for Radio Bantu in 1962. She was named by K.E. Masinga as ‘uMafungwase –first born’ … Read more
A writer, director and choreographer, born in Chesterville, Durban in 1943. Welcome Themba Msomi started writing at the age of 15. He founded the Zulu Dance Theatre and Music, which was established in 1965 in Durban, South Africa. In 1979 Msomi established the extension of the Theatre in New York City. His many works include … Read more
Thulie Daisy Dumakude was born in Lamontville, Durban in 1949. She has played and performed international for plays such Rafiki, Poppie Nongena, Bongi to mention but the few. She is best known for having originated the title role in 1983’s Poppie Nongena, for which she received the Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in … Read more
Kumi Naidoo is formerly from Chatsworth, and was part of the struggle against apartheid from the age of 15. Because of his anti-apartheid activities, he was expelled from high school. He was the founding member of the youth organisation Helping Hands, worked in community organisations, was part of the underground movement and an organiser in … Read more