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Fenner Christian Kadalie
Fenner Christian Kadalie (; 8 September 1928 – 19 July 2011) was a South African minister known for his work in Cape Town. The honorary life president of the Cape Town City Mission, he was a prominent community leader in District Six and the Cape Flats during apartheid. Early life Kadalie was born on 8 September 1928 in Johannesburg, though his family moved to Cape Town in 1930. His father was Clements Kadalie, who was regarded as the most important black trade unionist of the period; born in the British Central Africa Protectorate, he founded the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union in Cape Town in 1919. His mother was Johanna "Molly" Davidson, a Coloured, Muslim widow. Kadalie was the youngest of several siblings. As a young adult, he was a jazz musician in District Six, a predominantly Coloured neighbourhood of Cape Town. In 1948, he had a religious conversion and became a born-again Christian. At that point he changed his middle name to 'Christian' – he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demographia, the Johannesburg–Pretoria urban area (combined because of strong transport links that make commuting feasible) is the 26th-largest in the world in terms of population, with 14,167,000 inhabitants. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
