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Cyril James
Cyril James, a coloured man, was born and raised in the slums of South Africa in 1945. He was educated at a primary school named St. Theresa’s in Sydenham, Durban. At the age of fo...view moreCyril James, a coloured man, was born and raised in the slums of South Africa in 1945. He was educated at a primary school named St. Theresa’s in Sydenham, Durban. At the age of fourteen, he left school after doing his Standard 5 and went to work at Durban Harbour, cleaning the cargo holds of ships after they had been offloaded.
He became a seaman, working as a cook, and when he left the sea, he worked at many leading hotels in the Durban and Cape Town until he felt the urge to go elsewhere.
For the next twenty-five years, he went into engineering, working as a piping material supervisor at many projects around South Africa and some other countries in Africa.
He is married to a coloured girl named Linda who is working with him.view less
Books by Cyril James
Give Me Shelter from the Storms: The Struggles of a Coloured Woman Violent Death on a Strawberry Farm Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings