People

Akuselona leli kheli- Kusuka ekubeni uVictoria Embankment kwaba uMargaret Mncadi Street

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

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

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