KwaMashu Heroes and Heroines Archives - Page 2 of 3

Henry “Mthofozigidi” Khumalo – kwaMashu Heroes and Heroines

Henry “Mthofozigidi” Khumalo was a professional soccer player. Mthofozigidi played for African Wanderers and Orlando Pirates between 1976 and 1984. He died in 2010.

Henry Cele

He was nicknamed Black Cat Nkawu Cele during his career in soccer, he was a goalkeeper for Ama-Zulu F.C. and because of his complexion he was nicknamed Black Cat. But most of all the skills that he showed when he was a goalkeeper gave him the name Nkawu (Monkey) because he could stretch for the … Read more

Daphney Hlomuka – kwaMashu Heroes and Heroines

Daphney Hlomuka was born and raised in KwaMashu during the Apartheid era. She began acting in the theater in Durban in 1968, and was considered to be a protégé of the Durban-based playwright, Welcome Msomi. Her earliest theatre credits included performances in two of Msomi’s theatrical productions: Qombeni and Umabatha, which was a Zulu adaptation … Read more

Curnick Ndlovu – KwaMashu Heroes and Heroines

Curnick Ndlovu was born in Matatiele in 1932. His parents moved to Durban’s uMkhumbane settlement in 1941, then on to KwaMashu after the demolition of Cato Manor in the 1950s. It was the squalid conditions there that prompted him to become involved in politics. He joined the ANC in 1952 and Umkhonto weSizwe in 1961. … Read more

Curnick Ndlovu – kwaMashu Heroes and Heroines

Andrew Zondo – kwaMashu Heroes and Heroines

Andrew Zondo went to school at Nhlakanipho High School where he was an active member of the debate society. Born into a Christian family, with his father a preacher, Zondo was face to face with the poverty and deprivation that many of his neighbours were subjected to. He joined the ANC and underground operatives in … Read more