Restaurateur. The Bovine Head Restaurant, Warwick Triangle. Ntombenhle has the face and hands of a woman who is not afraid of hard work. As we talk to her she skilfully removes the skin from a cow’s head. Nearby, another cook uses an axe to hack a skull into pieces. Around us, is a steady flow … Read more
In Durban’s bustling city centre across the road from The Workshop and under the shade of a spreading Indian Almond tree Mlondi runs a thriving dread salon. A small photo-board attached to the trunk of the tree advertises the styles Mlondi offers. Two camper chairs one for work and one for waiting to provide the salon’s clients … Read more
Igama lami ngingu Ngikhumbule Ndlovu ngashadela kwaMkize. Ngazalelwa kwaMtamuntengayo (kwamila isihlahla entabeni kwasekuqanjwa kuthiwa yikwaMtamuntengayo). Mina ngingoweshumi nambili (12) kwethu ezinganeni eziyishumi nesithupha (16); abafana abane namantombazane ayishumi nambili. Abanye bakwethu sebashona. Ngikhule ngelusa izinkomo zikababa, angiyanga esikoleni. Ngangibuye ngilime emasimini asekhaya. Ezinye zezinto engikwazi ukuzenza ukwenza ubuhlalu, ukuluka omata nokuthunga nalabo abathungwayo. Ukuqala kwami ukusebenza ngasebenza … Read more
Car-guard and informal trader. Pavement outside SARS, Albany Grove. Gloria sits on a small wall behind her shop counter a postbox worn smooth through years of use. Displayed on its surface are the products she sells an assortment of multicoloured sweets and loose cigarettes. A group of SARS employees out on a smoke break mingle … Read more
Contents 1 Baba Zondi2 Education3 Career4 The Beginning of the Seminary5 The Supporters of the School6 Interview with Mwelela Cele7 Sources Baba ZondiDumisani Cecil Zondi, former teacher, librarian, archivist and principal at Inanda Seminary, Baba Zondi at the age of 82 in 2010 was born on 4 November 1928 in the then rural area of Wasbank, kwaZulu-Natal. Also a … Read more
Excerpts from a personal interview with Ronnie Govender, playwright and writer, born in Cato Manor as recorded by Madoda Ncayiyana from Cato Manor on 18 March 2002. Contents History Trade Unions Racial Tension Culture Social Conditions Demolition and Relocation Family Recollections A New Community Spirit History Govender remembers: “I have many wonderful memories of Cato Manor despite … Read more