On August 22, 2017 the University of KwaZulu-Natal, in Pietermaritzburg, hosted a seminar in honour of the late Mr Gednezar Dladla. The event was organised by Dr Adrian Nel of the Faculty of Geography. Present were members of Mr Dladla’s family: his widow Mamtshali Dladla, his sisters Gerlie Dladla and…
On Sunday, 9 July 2017, well over a hundred people gathered at the Dladla homestead in Dubelenkhunzi village, Somkhele, near the Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park, to attend a commemoration for Mr Gednezar Dladla, the highly respected anti-mining activist, who died on 18 October 2015, a few days before his 60th…
Last Friday, 5 February, the Dubelenkunzi community were attempting to hold a meeting to elect representatives to continue the work of the deceased Mr Gednezar Dladla. Earlier a group had visited the police station in Mtubatuba to ask for protection because of threats from certain people in the community who…
This post is available in Zulu – IYIPHI LENTANDOYENINGI ESIKHULUMA NGAYO? By Sifiso Dladla I often ask myself what democracy means. Sometimes I think government considers just holding elections are enough to wave this flag. But when it comes to ordinary people voicing opposition to matters they don’t agree with,…
By Sifiso Dladla The sun has set and never will it rise again. The beacon of hope is gone and never will it ever resurface. The tallest tree in the forest has fallen and never again will it ever wake up. The warmest fire that brought both promise and…
“Well-known and deeply respected Somkhele activist, Mr Gednezar Dladla, passed away in the early hours of this morning after a brief battle with cancer.” By Sheila Berry Well-known and deeply respected Somkhele activist, Mr Gednezar Dladla, passed away in the early hours of this morning after a brief battle…
