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Published August 13, 2020Updated March 15, 2022

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Devadas Paul David
Born: August 26, 1940 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa
Died: August 13, 2020 in KwaDukuza (Stanger), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Devadas Paul David ( Paul David) was born on 26 August 1940 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal - UKZN) into a devout Catholic family.  His grandparents came from a little village in Tamil Nadu, South India to Natal as indentured sugar cane labourers.

Published August 13, 2020Updated August 13, 2020
Botshabelo, which means 'place of refuge', is the largest Township in the Free State and, after Soweto, the largest in the Country. Botshabelo and Thaba'Nchu are known collectively as the Thabelo Area. People originally moved there in search of work, when they left their rural homes in the Free State to move closer to Thaba'Nchu (a homeland). Botshabelo was reserved exclusively, at the time, for the Tswana people (interestingly the largest group of people originally from Botswana to live in South Africa, whose language is Tswana).
Published August 13, 2020Updated May 10, 2021
Botshabelo Mission Station can be found in Middelburg in the Mpumalanga Province. Originally a place of refuge for Christians, Botshabelo Mission Station grew into an important and rather influential centre where the Gospel was widely proclaimed among the black people. It became a place where both black and white people received education and training and even where commerce and industry were practiced. Established in 1865. No longer an active Mission Station, there are two Churches of Historical value.
Published August 12, 2020Updated April 19, 2024

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Audrey Cobden
Born: April 15, 1923 in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (now Gauteng)
Died: March 29, 2016

Audrey ‘Bobbie’ (her childhood nickname) Cobden was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (now Gauteng) on 15 April 1923. She grew up in Johannesburg and when she was 12 years old, her parents – Sydney Dodson (who was the piano department manager of a furniture business in the city) and Olive (neè Hiles) got divorced.

Published August 12, 2020Updated December 8, 2024

Mtwalume is a small seaside Village situated in the: 'Umdoni South Coast Municapilty' and Ugu District, of KwaZulu Natal.

This quaint Village was named after the: 'Mtwalume Tree'. The bark of which was traditionally used by the Zulus for medicinal purposes! 

Published August 12, 2020Updated August 12, 2020
This Township was established when Centurion was incorporated into Tshwane in 2000. Olievenhoutbosch is a fast growing Residential Area and offers visitors interesting attractions, such as a Koi fish-breeding Farm and the Ndebele Cultural Centre.

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Published August 6, 2020Updated August 6, 2020

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Selloane Ethel Leisa
Born: February 22, 1914 in Ga-Marishane, Northern Transvaal, (now Limpopo Province)
Died: July 6, 2016

Selloane Ethel Leisa was born on 22* February 1914 in Ga-Marishane, Northern Transvaal, (now Limpopo Province). Upon completing her schooling, she moved to Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (now Gauteng) where she trained as a nurse. The city exposed her to racial and gender discrimination first-hand, which left her feeling shocked and eventually spurred her to take part in the liberation struggle.

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