The Wall

H

1942 — 2024

Tannie Hettie was a librarian at the Stellenbosch town library for forty years. She knew where every book lived and which child needed whic…

M

1973 — 2024

Bra Mandla was a community organiser in Tembisa — soup kitchens, after-school programmes, soccer leagues, anything that needed his energy. …

C

1958 — 2024

Chris was a nurse practitioner at George Hospital and a marathon runner well into her sixties. She taught her two daughters that a long run…

S

1968 — 2024

Sandile was a long-distance truck driver who saw every road in Southern Africa and could tell you which farm stall on which N-road sold the…

Y

1950 — 2024

Boeta Yusuf was the imam at the Bo-Kaap masjid and a teacher to three generations. He had time for every question, no matter how small. He …

A

1937 — 2024

Ouma Annel was a concert pianist in her youth and a piano teacher for the rest of her life. Her Hatfield studio launched a hundred young ca…

B

1979 — 2024

Bongani was a software engineer at a Joburg fintech, an amateur photographer, and a beloved son. His curiosity was infectious. Forty-five y…

V

1944 — 2024

Aunty Vera taught Bharatanatyam at her studio in Phoenix for forty-three years. Generations of dancers passed under her watchful eye. She w…