Apartheid's forced removals not only impacted victims physically but also led to spiritual turmoil caused by the disconnection of people from their ancestral land
Mukurukuru Media
"...what makes me sleep at night is things like having an old man who was once an askari, come watch the play and say to me after watching the show, he is free to die in peace." - Sello Maseko
It is only recently, at age 36, that Saoudé Garba has felt in charge of her own life. Born in the village of Danje in southern Niger, she was married early to one of the three chiefs of the village. She had her first child at the age of 15, followed by eight more
archaeologists say they have been finding some of the earliest evidence for sustained trade with the Indian Ocean world at the site “and some of the artefacts that we are finding predate Mapungubwe by about 400 years...”
Marking the year 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYM), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Plant Genetic Resources Centre also encourages food scientists…
The Makuleke CPA currently has two lodges, Return Africa and The Outpost, and a training institution, Makuleke Eco-Training. Some 70% of the workers at these three facilities come from the local community.
Living heritage is the foundation of all communities and an essential source of identity and continuity. Aspects of living heritage include: cultural tradition, oral history, performance, ritual, popular memory, skills and techniques, indigenous knowledge system and the holistic approach to nature, society and social relationships
IT’s all hands on deck at the Maswele Farm – a group of women are busy harvesting green beans on a vast field. Not far…
THE Khomani San community are using their rich heritage and the land restored to them as part of the restitution process to make a living…
The boulders, stacked precariously one over the other, tower over the rugged landscape like silent keepers of time, custodians of secrets from long, long ago. The hill carries with it a mythical aura, like others around the area which seem to hide classified knowledge from the beginning of time.