Fallen sailors who died in the “tragic disaster” of SS Mendi were honoured at a poignant service. Armed forces personnel, residents and dignitaries gathered at Milton Cemetery today (February ...

The office of the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) speaker and the South African Legion (SAL) Soweto branch held the annual memorial service at Avalon Cemetery, Klipriviersoog, to commemorate the soldiers ...

In January 1917, in the middle of World War 1, South Africa, a territory still under British dominion, dispatched a ship called SS Mendi, ferrying about 1 000 black men who were to serve on the side ...