Umlando

Umlando wendawo yaseTafuleni, eNanda

ETafuleni yindawo yaseNanda, eyindawo yasemaphandleni. Abantu bakhona banezindawo ezinkulu bayalima kanti kunanezimoba. Ngibe sengiba nengxoxo noGogo Louise Sithole ohlala khona eTafuleni osixoxele ngokuqanjwa kwalendawo. Wazalelwa endaweni yaseXobho ngonyaka ka 1940 ngo June 19. Endaweni yaseNanda walethwa ngumsebenzi wafikela endaweni yaseNtuzuma. Njengamanje uhlala eTafuleni emzini owayehlala namaNdiya khona. Uthi amaNdiya ayehlala nawo asuswa ngumasipala. Uthi umuzi … Read more

Nombuyiselo Mdlalose Family History, Menzi High School

My mother’s family MaMbili was married to Mvesho, Mvesho was Nongidiza’s husband. Nongidiza had a big garden around her home. Mvesho was not working but had many cows, goats, chickens, and pigs. He was looking after his livestock and helping his wife by ploughing mielies, beans, sweet potatoes, amadumbe, potatoes, imifino and pumpkins. They ate Zulu food, … Read more

Umlando, Volume One, Issue Two

A few week’s back we introduced the publication, Umlando, a project of the Durban Local History Museums. The first issue of Umlando was published in 2011, so we’re providing a bit of a retrospective of their back issues, but the content which looks at the museums and the work that they do is still relevant today, and … 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