It is through their eyes that we are able to see better.
Sathieseelan Gurulingam Govender, most commonly known as Ronnie Govender, once informed me of the deep leadership of the real-world bus driver, the fruit seller, the fisher, the petrol attendant, the school teacher… and yes, also the fictional world but perhaps not so fictional child of Mothi, the shit-bucket-carrier, in the play
The Lahnee’s Pleasure.
Whether playing the seven-year-old child of Mothi in my grandfather Ronnie Govender’s play… or trying to drink some of the whisky in his cabinet in my early teens… or going for a swim with him in the ocean with my sisters and cousins… or even when dealing with life’s challenges, he always triggered and directed our conscience and
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Johannesburg, May 1
Ronnie Govender, an internationally acclaimed Indian-origin author and playwright known for his books and theatre efforts reflecting the difficulties of the Indian and African communities under apartheid, has died of age-related illness. He was 87.
Govender, who died in South Africa s city of Cape Town on Thursday, was the recipient of the Order of Ikhamanga, among the country s highest national orders, in 2008 for his contributions to democracy, peace and justice in the country through theatre.
In the same year, the media did not miss the irony of his new book ‘In the Manure’ being launched in the beautiful sprawling gardens of the residence of Indian Consul General Navdeep Suri in Johannesburg.
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The South African Union of Students is expected to meet with the Higher Education minister next week to discuss challenges faced by students in KZN.
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The union conducted an oversight visit to assess some of the problems.
SAUS Secretary Lwandile Mtsolo says they interacted with students from the Durban University of Technology, the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Mangosuthu University of Technology.
He says there are some issues that are pending that we found that some of these universities are not really prepared to implement. Our first stop was at the Mangosuthu University of Technology, it came as a shock to us to find out that the university has not started classes. There is total disarray in terms of management in the institution.