Background The history of a surname is very important in a particular clan or tribe. It gives that tribe a form of identification from other tribes. Surnames are made from the names of older sons from a particular family which then have clan praises which are the names of the sons of that person. It … Read more
Radio personality Winnie Busisiwe Mahlangu was born in Witbank in 1932. Whilst women were discriminated against because of their gender in the SABC, they were given only temporary employment. Winnie was the first woman to be employed permanently by SABC for Radio Bantu in 1962. She was named by K.E. Masinga as ‘uMafungwase –first born’ … Read more
Izithakazelo Sibisi! Mahlase! Wen’ obhincis’ umuntu ngojojo Abanye bebhinca ngobuhlalo nobusenga Gumede! Izibisi zikaSishaka Mlom’ obomvu namachwane azo Bhovugana! Izingubo zokwembatha zikaZulu ezidla uselwa. Onkomo inezitho ezinhlanu, othanda ukuhlephula kwasayo kodwa kungapheli. Wen’ osilevu side singange sempongo. Izibisi zomshayi wodaka kuvele amanzi, kwavela uPhongolo Mlotshwa! Mncube! Nomashila kaMbango Nsuku kaMagawula Mavela! Nina bakwaZith’ ezinhlanu Othandayo … Read more
Izithakazelo Malandela! Mpangazitha! Dlukudla! Mahlobo! Mdlani! Dlukula dledle, wena wentshontsho Sidlukula samakhosi, hululu ngesisu, Sisu esivuka, emsendo njengengubo Wena wentonto, Manjanja kaNhlambela OMagaba ngakwabo, Omlalinga ngokulunga izintab’ iSiphezi neBabanango Amavimbel’ akwaMpukunyoni Nina bezulu likaDidi Lukhwazi!!! Nazi ezinye ezitholakala: Izithakazelo Nezibongo ZaKwaZulu, E.Thamsanqa Sithole Ntombela! Mahlobo! Mpangazitha! Nin’ enipheka ngembiz’ ende Isibong’ esibi Esingabizwa ngabalandakazi Sidindi … Read more
Kumi Naidoo is formerly from Chatsworth, and was part of the struggle against apartheid from the age of 15. Because of his anti-apartheid activities, he was expelled from high school. He was the founding member of the youth organisation Helping Hands, worked in community organisations, was part of the underground movement and an organiser in … Read more
By Sharen Thumboo Highway Sheila has become a household name among Durbanites over the past few decades. Legend has it that she is the ghost of a young woman who was raped and killed in Chatsworth, south of Durban. She apparently roams the Higginson Highway where she’s often been seen trying to hitch a lift … Read more