While diplomats are trying to find consensus on an international instrument to protect traditional knowledge at the World Intellectual Property Organization, some countries are establishing systems to protect their traditional knowledge domestically. South Africa will be launching on 24 May its National Recordal System to catalogue its indigenous knowledge. The National Recordal System (NRS) is an initiative [...]
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Tokoloshe / Tikoloshe (evil spirit)
I know little about Tokoloshe or Tikoloshe dependence on the pronunciation, what I know is that tokoloshe is an evil spirit. I have never seen tokoloshe nor have friends who have seen it, but when we were at primary school we would hear a lot of stories of it and fairy-tales. I went to Indian [...]
Archival Aspirations and Anxieties: Contemporary Preservation and Production of the Past in Umbumbulu, KwaZulu-Natal
Academic and consultant Grant McNulty has recently published the first paper from his PhD findings in the South Africa Historical Journal. It focuses on custodianship of the past in a variety of forms in Umbumbulu, near Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. The paper examines the Ulwazi Programme, as well as various other locations in Umbumbulu where the [...]
Durban – A paradise and its people
The latest version of Durban – A paradise and its people, written by Peter Machen and produced by the eThekwini Municipality, is now available from durban.gov.za. The book is a guide to Durban, with sections on arts, culture and heritage as well as the economy and geography of the region. Click here to read it …
International Day For Monuments and Sites
Today is the International Day For Monuments and Sites, which is held on 18 April each year around the world with different types of activities, including visits to monuments and heritage sites, conferences, round tables and newspaper articles. The International Day for Monuments and Sites was proposed by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) [...]
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Amaphupho nezincazelo zawo
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Request for information on the Majola clan
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Research Masters students in Local Economic Development or Idigenous Knowledge
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Mafukuzela Day at Ohlange High School, Inanda
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South Africa To Launch National Traditional Knowledge Recording System
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Tokoloshe / Tikoloshe (evil spirit)
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New Manager of Durban International Film Festival Announced
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IsiZulu idioms
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Sounds of Durban
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Zibuyile Msani: Ngingawutholaphi umlando wakwa Msani ophelele ngic...
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bongiwe: pliz lemme knw izithakazelo zakwa Luthuli.....
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SIMPHIWE: Please kwabanolwazi ngezithakazo zakwaGama nomlan...
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Adelaide Goba: I was listening to Mr Goba,s interview,and I felt ...
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sphe: Ngcela ukwaz iythakazelo zakwa Mbuyisa...
Highway Africa New Media Award
The Ulwazi Programme was runner-up at the 2012 Highway Africa New Media Awards, in the category 'Community Engagement with Technology'.
A community-media project collecting local history and indigenous knowledge from the eThekwini Municipality, in English and isiZulu.