19 Feb 2025

Category: Obituary

Obituary

In memory of Nosa Ogbebor 

Remembering Nosakhare Ogbebor 1979-2018 Friday 20 July     The Nigerian community in Ottawa was in turmoil as they struggled with the news of the sudden death of one of…

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In memory of Epah Francis Fonkeng 

Epah Francis Fonkeng 29 January, 1953 – 6 May, 2018   Obituary Born 01/29/1953 in Njungo (Cameroon) Died 05/06/2018 in Ottawa (Canada) Peacefully on Sunday May 6th in Ottawa, Ontario,…

Obituary: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, revolutionary 

1936-2018 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: revolutionary who kept the spirit of resistance alive April 3, 2018  Author Shireen Hassim Professor of Political Studies, WiSER, University of the Witwatersrand Disclosure statement Shireen Hassim receives funding…

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Marina Margaret NCWANA (née Kunene) 

  NCWANA, Marina Margaret (née Kunene) On Saturday, April 14, 2018 Marina Margaret Ncwana, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and grandaunt, passed away rather suddenly at the age of 83. Born…

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Former MP Howard McCurdy 

Renowned Windsor civil rights activist and former MP Howard McCurdy dies Howard Douglas McCurdy Jr., a storied civil rights activist for Windsor and Canada, and a “true example of Black…

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Professor Calestous Juma 

  The human element: Remembering Calestous Juma     Harvard Kennedy School Professor Calestous Juma, 64, is remembered for his contributions — both local and global. File photo by Martha…

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Obituary: Hugh Masekela 

Hugh Masekela: South Africa’s ‘Father of Jazz’ By Flora DruryBBC News 23 January 2018   Image copyrightAFP Jazz legend Hugh Masekela first picked up a trumpet in the 1950s: a…