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
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
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
Cato Manor Heritage Centre (Isikhungo Samagugu aseCato Manor) ICato Manor, eyaziwa ngomphakathi wayo oyingqayizivele wamasiko amaningi, imijondolo yayo, nezindawo ezahlukahlukene zenkolo mhlawumbe yaziwa kakhulu ngomlando wayo omangazayo wokususwa ngenkani. Ukuphrinta okukhulu okumnyama nokumhlophe eCato Manor Heritage Centre kukhombisa ngokusobala, ngobucacile ngokususwa kwabantu, ukuvukela umbuso, iziyaluyalu nokucindezelwa. Ukugxila ‘ohlelweni lweTheku’ olwaluphethwe futhi lwasetshenziswa izikhulu zedolobha luxhumanisa … Read more
ISteshi sikajantshi sisuka ngeminyaka yama-1890s, emuva kokuba uhulumeni wakwaZulu (Natal Government Railways) wezitimela abona ukwenyuka kokuhweba endaweni yaseThekwini wabe eseqhamuka nombolo wokwakhiwa kuka jantshi wezitimela. Kulesiteshi kunesakhiwo esino veranda esinakhiwe ngezitini ezinombala ongathi uphuzi ngaphandle sibaluleke kakhulu, ingakho ngo-1979 Agasti 10 saqokwa njenge sinye sezakhiwo ezibalulekile eNingizimu Afrika ngokuqokwa njenge “National Monument” ngaphansi komthetho we … Read more
Durban’s International Convention Centre has been extremely successful since its inception, helping to make Durban one of the conferencing capitals of the South. The ICC has played host to a variety of events and conferences including the Non-Aligned Movement and the World Conference on Racism. The ICC has recently been expanded, and now includes a … Read more