The Kunene Museum was developed and founded in 2007, at the Kunene Home at 8 Delville Avenue, Glenwood, Durban. Their mission was to become an international facility in which visitors could become familiar with his life and work. The Museum creates a space in which to physically locate the rich legacy of Kunene; to preserve …
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Midlands Writers Trail back from the printers
The Midlands Writers Trail – produced with KZN Literary Tourism for the National Arts Council – is back from the printers and ready for distribution. Writers featured include Imraan Coovadia, Wilbur Smith, Fred Khumalo, Jenny Hobbs and John van der Ruit while stops include Michaelhouse, Hilton College, Caversham Mill and Press, the Howick Falls and …
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Archives in Web 2.0: New Opportunities
Archives are using Web 2.0 applications in a context that allows for new types of interaction, new opportunities regarding institutional promotion, new ways of providing their services and making their heritage known to the community. Applications such as Facebook (online social network), Flickr (online image-sharing community) and YouTube (online video sharing community) are already used …
Mewa Ramgobin at Phoenix Settlement
We recently interviewed author, activist and politician Mewa Ramgobin at the Phoenix Settlement as part of the oral history component of the Ulwazi Programme. He provided insight into the ‘forgotten’ history of the 1960s and 1970s at the Settlement, where people like Steve Biko, Alan Paton and Rick Turner congregated at work parties to discuss …