Ghosts of SA’s past live on in new Titanic exhibition
The spirit of Mzansi’s passengers comes to life at 27 Boxes in Melville this June. We speak to Gino Hart about the long-forgotten history of the royal mail ship and the South Africans who were on board
08 June 2025 - 00:00
For decades, fans of the 1997 hit movie Titanic have obsessed over the possibility of Jack surviving the sinking of the eponymous ship if Rose had just scooted over enough and let him share their floating door...
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