When I had ‘The Silent Heroes’ series in mind, I had the names of individuals who’ve made a meaningful impact on the world as we see it today, who we are and where we’re headed as a nation, although not much noise is made on their contributions. There is something magical about storytellers, the perfect… Read More The Silent Heroes – Veteran Local Actors & Actresses

I know of and regularly make use of two streets in particular: the M77 in Soweto (to easily get to the West Rand from Soweto) and the R104 (between Gauteng & The North West Province). Add residential areas, clinics and a municipality that is named after this gentleman to the list. He was one of… Read More The Silent Heroes – Elias Motsoaledi

“My spirit is not banned – I still say I want freedom in my lifetime.” These are the famous words, from her autobiography, appropriately inscribed onto a granite piece next to the bronze statue of Frances Baard in Kimberley. Born on the 1st October 1909, Green Point (Kimberley) Mme Frances Goitsemang Baard was a domestic… Read More The Silent Heroes – Francis Baard

You cannot mention the word ‘Soweto’ without including ‘Vilakazi Street’ somewhere in the mix. Many of us know of and have probably visited this famous street in Soweto housing popular attraction sites such as The Mandela House and The Hector Peterson museum amongst many others. But do we know who it is named after? Dr… Read More The Silent Heroes – B.W. Vilakazi

Born on the 26th April 1961 in Mamelodi East, Johannes Maisha (Stanza) Bopape was a political activist and civic leader.He was elected the first General Secretary of the South African National Civic Organization (SANCO) in Mamelodi in 1987.He was actively mobilizing people against the apartheid regime even when he was on the run. He was… Read More The Silent Heroes – Stanza Bopape