Finally, Dumi Masilela will be honoured in Germiston Theatre name change

Tuesday, December 03, 2019 at 1:27 PM by Denika Herbst 1 min read

It’s been over two years since Dumi Masilela’s passing and the promise of the Germiston Theatre in Ekurhuleni being named after him is finally materialising.

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Dumi was shot in an attempted hijacking in Tembisa and died in hospital on August 3 2017.

Briefly.co.za learnt that the name change of Germiston Theatre will be finally taking place next week after a year and a half wait.

Germiston was Dumi’s hometown and they felt it was only right to rename the theatre after him in his honour.

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The executive mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni and ANC Ekurhuleni regional chairperson, Mzwandile Masina, revealed the named change ceremony date on social media last week.

Even though it has taken a while for this to be done, the public are pleased that the promise has actually been kept.

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Source: Briefly News

Authors:

Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.

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