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

Jay Pather

Jay Pather was born in Durban in March 1959 and is one of the leading choreographers working in South Africa today, and is among the most innovative creative forces for his discipline in the world. In 1984, Jay followed his Honours degrees in Literature and Drama from the University of Durban-Westville with an MA in … Read more

UMbongeni Mtshali

UMbongeni Mtshali, owayenguthishanhloko waseVelabahleke High School eMlazi. Uthathe umhlalaphansi ngemuva kokusebenza kulesi sikole njengothishanhloko iminyaka engu-26. Uyaziwa ngokuzinikela kwakhe nangokugxilisa kubafundi nasekufundiseni. UMtshali uzichaza njenge “auto-democratic” – ozimele geqe futhi obusa ngentando yeningi. Uyalalela, kodwa futhi kufanele adwebe umugqa. Hhayi umashiqela ongakhathaleli, kepha ophokophele, othembele ekuyalweni okuchazwe ngezindlela eziningi, konke kungokwakhe. “Ukuba uthishanhloko akukwenzi umuntu … 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

USolwazi Himansu Baijnath

USolwazi Himansu ‘Snowy’ Baijnath unguSolwazi , ungu-Honorary Research Professor in the School of Biological & Conservation Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Unothando lwezitshalo nokongiwa kwemvelo, abelana ngakho ngentshiseko nabafundi bakhe. Izitshalo eziningi uSolwazi Baijnath azicwaningile zigcwele indawo yaseThekwini, njenge-Durban Guava, ayithola wayiqamba, kanye neR-acecourse Lily, isitshalo somdabu esiyivelakancane saseThekwini, okwakucatshangwa ukuthi asisekho endle. Unesibopho … Read more