It is with pleasure to invite you to SS Mendi exhibition launch. The exhibition memorializes the more than 600 Black South African men who perished when their ship was struck by SS Darro in 1917. The men volunteered to assist Britain against the Germans during the Great War (1914-1918). The launched will be accompanied by a performance “Sabamnye no SS Mendi” directed by Mandla Mbothwe.
Date: 7 December 2017
Venue: Bayworld Museum
Time: 10h00
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