His name was Sturmann Yanghis. He was a 17-year-old South African brought by ship to the United States in 1860 with four other young men billed in the press as "wild African savages" who had "never before been brought into contact with civilization." Each represented a different Indigenous group.
The disappearance of Sturmann Yanghis, an African boy turned spectacle washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Human remains from a century ago, unethically brought to UCT, to be reburied in Sutherland iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Patriotic Alliance mayor and Speaker were deposed on Thursday after a year at the helm of the Karoo Hoogland Municipality. This was precipitated by a motion of no confidence by the DA, which was supported by the Freedom Front Plus.
A member of Parliament’s Sport, Arts and Culture Portfolio Committee has now intervened in the ongoing dispute between UCT and the Stuurman families about what to do with skeletal remains in the university’s possession.