Nellie Hlongwane interviews story-teller Gcina Mhlophe for the Ulwazi Programme. Born in Hammersdale Township, Durban in 1959, Gcina Mhlophe-Becker is a well-known South African freedom fighter, activist, actor, storyteller, poet, playwright, director and author. She does her most important work through charismatic performances, working to preserve storytelling as a means of keeping history alive and …
Tag Archives: ethekwini municipality
Inanda Web Documentaries
We are currently involved in producing, with Vuleka Productions, a series of six web documentaries for the eThekwini Municipality’s Libraries and Heritage department. The documentaries look at the history of Inanda through interviews with prominent members of the community, including Ela Gandhi, Lulu Dube, Baba Zondi and Mr Ximba (of the Shembe Church), amongst others. …
Archival Platform: Launch & Guest Blog
The Archival Platform launches in Cape Town today. Archives in South Africa are currently underfunded and understaffed, putting valuable documents at risk. Museums and heritage sites are often still perceived by the public as being part of the old apartheid order, and transforming the sector has not been as easy as we thought in 1994. …
INK Writers Trail launched
Developed with KZN Literary Tourism and the eThekwini Municipality, the INK (Inanda, Ntuzuma, KwaMashu) Writers Trail is an important heritage tourism initiative. The trail includes important cultural and historical sites such as the Phoenix Settlement, Ohlange Institute and Inanda Seminary and writers such as Mandla Langa, Sita Gandhi, Angelina Sithebe, Ellen Kuzwayo and Mewa Ramgobin. …