A memorial being unveiled in Cape Town this week rights a century-old wrong by recognising the deaths of 1,772 predominantly Black non-combatants who died in Africa in theatres of war, at sea and ...

The majority of the SANLC’s casualties occurred on a single day: 607 Black servicemen were killed when the SS Mendi – which was bringing men from Cape Town to France – went down in the ...

Princess Anne, President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), on Wednesday officially unveiled the CWGC Labour Corps Memorial in Cape Town to commemorate the contribution of more than 1 ...

Beyond these bare facts, little has been known for more than a century about Jenniker and Madhliwa – or any of the other 1,700 South Africans of colour who died in World War I in Africa. But now ...

Chichester950 is a year-long celebration of Chichester Cathedral’s 950th anniversary, which features a major exhibition: Religion, Rebellion & Reformation. Opening on Friday 14th February, it ...

For many of them, this service exacted the ultimate price. When the SS Mendi was rammed by a larger cargo ship in the pitch black night and thick fog at five o’clock in the morning of the 21 st of ...

SS Mendi – yo imela vhuhali ha maswole manzhi a vhathu vhatswu na vhaofisiri vhavho vha makhuwa vhe vha mbwandamela vha nwela khothe na tshikepe tsha SS Mendi. Tshikepe tsho mbwandamela nga murahu ha ...

Global head turner Priyanka Chopra Jonas' mother Madhu Chopra shared a glimpse from her son's 'mehndi ceremony', featuring the s ...