Places/Izindawo

Amakhambi adiyasa eMakethe

Isintu siyinsila yomuntu noma ungayaphi kodwa kuhlezi kuyinto ekhona, abasuka emakhaya beyokwakha esilungwini, emolokishini kuyafana. Ngisho ungabashintsha abantu indlela abenza ngayo bashintshele kwisimanje kodwa uyabona ukuthi kunezinto engeke bashintshe kuzo, lapha ke sikhuluma ngendaba yokuzelapha ngesintu. Ngoba sesiphila esikhathini sesilungu nje sakwaba khona nama-“medical aid” okuwuhlelo lokuzisiza kulaba abakwazi ukuwakhokhela. Lokhu kusho ukuthi umuntu ogulayo … Read more

Amathempeli Amabili Adumile eMount Edgecombe, eThekwini

Ngenkathi abasebenzi baseNdiya bezinza eThekwini, babhekana nenselelo yokugcina isiko labo elicebile kanye nesiko labo kwelinye izwe. Into yokuqala ababeyenza kwakungukunakekela indawo yokukhulekela nomaphi lapho behlala khona. Iningi lezisebenzi kwakungamaHindu futhi kwakuhlale kunesidingo sokuba nendawo yokukhulekela. Ezinsukwini zakuqala izindawo ababehlala kuzo zazivame ukuba seduze kwezindawo zabo zokusebenza, isibonelo amabharaki aseMount Edgecombe, eduze kwamasimu omoba. EMount Edgecombe … Read more

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

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

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