Durban Local History Museums

I-Transformation ye- Durban’s Promenade

Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amabili selokhu kwaqubuka ubandlululo, kepha akunakuphikwa ukuthi izingxenye ezinkulu zeNingizimu Afrika zisahlukaniswe kakhulu ngokobuhlanga. Ziningi izizathu zalokhu – ifa lokuhlelwa kobandlululo ngokwebala, iguquko kwezomnotho oluhamba kancane, ukufinyelela kwezemfundo – iqiniso ukuthi ingxoxo exakile. Kepha hamba uye ngasogwini lwaseThekwini bese uthola isithombe esihluke kakhulu, abagijimi, abagibeli bamabhayisikili nabatshuzi bezinhlanga zonke beshawa umoya wolwandle! … Read more

Durban Reveals its Liberation Heritage to MBA Class

Anthony Wilson-Prangley, a lecturer from the Gordon Institute of Business Science at Pretoria University recently brought two groups of learners through to Durban to experience our Liberation Heritage Route. Below is a recount of their visit as told from the perspective of Anthony: Here we are, in an area of Durban that I don’t know … Read more

Umlando, Volume One

The Ulwazi Programme falls under the eThekwini Municipality’s Libraries & Heritage Department, receiving both administrative as well as financial support from the department. We are obviously very proud of Ulwazi – it has been a forerunner in the digital knowledge arena in Africa, and the recipient of numerous awards, but is the tip of the iceberg when … Read more