Fenner Kadalie

Fenner Christian Kadalie (; 8 September 1928 – 19 July 2011) was a South African minister known for his work in Cape Town. The honorary life president of the Cape Town City Mission, he was a prominent community leader in District Six and the Cape Flats during apartheid.

Early life Kadalie was born on 8 September 1928 in Johannesburg, though his family moved to Cape Town in 1930. His father was Clements Kadalie, who was regarded as the most important black trade unionist of the period; born in the British Central Africa Protectorate, he founded the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union in Cape Town in 1919. His mother was Johanna "Molly" Davidson, a Coloured, Muslim widow.

During the 2010 Christmas season, Kadalie was hospitalised for several weeks after falling from a stepladder at his home. ''' and she occasionally worked as a factory machinist. They had nine children between 1951 and 1969, one of whom was the activist Rhoda Kadalie. giving him the award in Silver for "His exceptional contribution to society, and his dedicated service to the community of District Six and the Cape Flats through his ministry, which took care of the poor and the marginalised."