Theresa May hands over SS Mendi bell to Ramaphosa Aug 30th, 2018 CapeTimes 946 Views CAPE TOWN: UK Prime Minister Theresa May hands over the bell of the ill-fated SS Mendi that sunk during the World War 1 in the English Channel in 1917 killing 646 people, mostly black South African troops. Video : Ian Landsberg/African News Agency (ANA) Featured, Home, Today