Esther Roberts was born in Glenwood, Durban, in a Late Victorian style mansion known as Roberts House on Frere Hill. As one of the first female anthropologists in South Africa her early research in the 1930’s into the Nazareth Shembe Church was groundbreaking. The results of her research is today housed in the Campbell Collections. She was also … Read more
Durban Living Legend-Sam Pillay Sam Pillay was born in 1957 in Cato Manor, Durban. At the age of 17 founded a youth club called Sunshine. The youth club organizing sporting and social function. They also raised funds for the funeral of pupils from Meadowlands who were killed whilst on a school excursion. Sam Pillay played an … Read more
He was nicknamed Black Cat Nkawu Cele during his career in soccer, he was a goalkeeper for Ama-Zulu F.C. and because of his complexion he was nicknamed Black Cat. But most of all the skills that he showed when he was a goalkeeper gave him the name Nkawu (Monkey) because he could stretch for the … Read more
Durban Living Legend-Ros Sarkin Ros Sarkin was born in is currently involved in cultural and educational affairs and is a co-founder of the Durban International Film Festival. During the dark days of apartheid, Sarkin showed many films that were banned by the regime, especially films that dealt with political themes, e.g. Bernardo Bertolucci’s film 1900 … Read more
Ronnie Govender was born in 1934, in Cato Manor, Durban. He is a well known playwright. To date Govender has written and directed more than 16 plays, including “Beyond Calvary”, “At the Edge”, “The Lahnee’s Pleasure” was one of South Africa’s longest-running plays and “Off-Side”. He founded the Shah Theatre Academy in the fifties to foster … Read more
Ela Gandhi was born in Phoenix, Durban in 1940 July 1. She is known for her activism during apartheid era, and was a Member of Parliament in South Africa from 1994 to 2004, where she aligned with the African National Congress party representing the Phoenix. She is the grand daughter of Mahatma Gandhi. Ela Gandhi … Read more