We are very happy to announce that one of the blogs we run, Sprig, won an award at last weekend’s SA Blog Awards. Grant attended the awards at the One and Only hotel in Cape Town where we won the Best Green Blog for 2010. This blog uses social media applications, such as Facebook and …
Category Archives: Heritage
Online Archives
As the use of digital media to create online archival spaces increases, it is interesting to note some of the themes that are being dealt with. While an overarching theme of memory and remembering is apparent, here are a few unrelated examples that use ‘archive’ in very different ways. Alaska’s Digital Archives presents “a wealth …
Innovations in Local Sustainability
The Ulwazi Programme (www.ulwazi.org) was featured in a recent publication by the Municipal Institute of Learning (www.mile.org.za) which looked at good practice in the eThekwini Municipality, and we got a mention as the consultants who keep it going – thanks Betsie! The Ulwazi Programme is a ground-breaking initiative and is growing from strength to strength …
A guide to Durban’s architecture and history
Professor Kearney has recently published a guide to Durban’s rich architectural and cultural heritage. The main objective of the publication is to draw attention to the fragile richness of Durban’s architectural legacy – a distinctly non-renewable resource – and to introduce visitors and locals to an extraordinary polyglot past. The guide deals with the natural …
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