It’s been more than twenty years since the fall of apartheid, and yet there’s no denying that large parts of South Africa are still very much divided along racial lines. There are many reasons for this – the legacy of apartheid’s spacial planning, slow economic transformation, access to education – the truth is, it’s a … Read more
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
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
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