Memories of Inanda

The Memories of Inanda oral history interviews are now available online at the Ulwazi Channel on Youtube.  These include interviews with Lulu Dube, Baba Zondi, Ela Gandhi and others.  Production support provided by Vuleka Productions.

Ela Gandhi interview

Mwelela Cele interviews Ela Gandhi as part of the Memories of Inanda documentary, produced for the eThekwini Municipality’s Ulwazi Programme. Ela discusses her grandfather Mahatma Gandhi, the Phoenix Settlement and her work as an activist and politician. Ela Gandhi (born July 1, 1940), granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi is a peace activist and was a Member …

Archive and Everyday Life Conference

I recently attended the Archive and Everyday Life Conference held by the Department of English and Cultural Studies at the McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The programme comprised a vast array of multidisciplinary papers relating to a broad concept of archive. Archivists, theorists, literature scholars, anthropologists and filmmakers from Canada, the United Kingdom, America, …

Lulu Dube interview

Mwelela Cele interviews Lulu Dube as part of the Memories of Inanda documentary, produced for the eThekwini Municipality’s Ulwazi Programme. Lulu discusses her father John Langalibalele Dube, the founding president of the African National Congress and life in Inanda. John Dube (1871 – 1946) was a South African essayist, philosopher, educator, politician, publisher, editor, novelist …