Drum Magazine social history photographs, South Africa edition 1593

Bitch Never Die – and she ought to know. She was known as Bitch Never Die, Sis Marge, Marge the Great. Her real name is Marge Martha Ndongeni. As a woman she made a living as a prostitute, dressed expensively and boasted that only women of the posh suburbs could match her lingerie. But Sis Marge also lived like a man, fought like a man. Her boast was that very few men could stand up to her in a fight. She bears the scars of many a knife fights. Sis marge gambled with men, enjoyed her drinks and nightlife. Drum went to find out what made this complex character tick.