IsumaTV: Indigenous community media and online activism

Since I first heard of what folks were calling a ‘YouTube for indigenous media’ in early 2008, the word about IsumaTV has been spreading: in its first nine months the site registered almost 4 million hits. Since its birth, the internet portal for global Indigenous media has been reaching out and making a significant contribution … Read more

Traditional Knowledge and Indigenous Peoples

Traditional knowledge is an important element of the intellectual and cultural heritage of indigenous peoples. It reflects their social and historical identity and significantly contributes to the future well-being and sustainable development of these peoples. In 2007, the L’auravetl’an Information & Education Network of Indigenous Peoples (LIENIP) organised a series of educational conferences, aimed at … Read more

International Mother Language Day Celebrations

The international community has celebrated the International Mother
Language Day annually on the 21st February since 1999, when the
General Conference of the United Nations decided that the day should
be observed every year throughout the world in order to promote the
recognition and practice of mother tongues.

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Video: Anton Lembede

Elected president at the founding of the ANC Youth League in 1944, Lembede died suddenly in 1947 at the age of 33. In a tribute to his lifelong friend, AP Mda wrote in the Ilanga lase Natal, “Young Lembede, one of the most brilliant students that this land has produced, died ‘before his prime’. . … Read more

Anton Muziwakhe Lembede

Project leader Betsie Greyling has been conducting some excellent research into and preservation of materials relating to the life of Anton Lembede, the first president of the ANC Youth League who was born in Umbumbulu.  She has conducted interviews with family members and digitized documents and photographs.  These are available on the Ulwazi Community Memory, … Read more

February Submissions

Some great new submissions from our volunteer field-workers: USlinyana NoHlakaniphane‎ Uchakijana nogogo‎ Respect in different stages as per Zulu culture‎ Webafana Ji-eyi!‎ Iboza‎ Umlolozelo – Yebuya Hobhe!‎ Zulu beer‎ Amagama ezinkomo zokulobola‎ Early 20th Century Public Transport in Durban