Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (1906-1947) was born at Groutville Mission Station. He was a Zulu scholar and teacher. In the early 1930s, Vilakazi began to

Lily Moya/Mabel Palmer/Sibusisiwe Makhanya In 1949, Lily Moya, a young African scholar, started a correspondence with Mabel Palmer, a well-known educator and activist. This

Imraan Coovadia (1970 – ) was born in Durban and attended Hilton College. He currently resides in Cape Town where he is a Professor

Mandla Langa (1950 – ) was born in Durban, grew up in KwaMashu township, and studied at the University of Fort Hare   Since

Alan Paton is most famous as the author of the world-renowned novel, Cry, the beloved country. He also wrote two other novels, poetry, short

Ronnie Govender (1934 – ) was born in Cato Manor and has strong feelings about this community, as is evident in most of his

Henry Rider Haggard was born on 22 June 1856 at Bradenham, Norfolk. His academic career was undistinguished and after failing the Army Entrance examination

Grey Street is tied to the history of the Indian population in South Africa. Indentured Indian labourers were first brought out by the British