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Ten notables of Indian origin

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Muthal Naidoo. She was decorated with the highest civilian order – Order of Ikhamanga – by the president of the Republic of South Africa for her literary and theatrical work spanning six decades. Her citation by the Presidency records that: “She joined the Durban Academy of Theatre Arts in 1963 with, among others, Devi Bughwan, Pauline Morel, Fatima Meer, Ronnie Govender, Kessie Govender and Welcome Msomi. This company, which collaborated with Union Artists in Johannesburg, staged productions for mixed audiences. The government banned it when it brought the American production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf to Durban.” She was co-founder in 1964 with Ronnie Govender of the Shah Theatre Academy. Her published works include Gansie in Kammaland children’s stories and

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