The Apartheid Museum has reopened its doors to the public and is encouraging as many people to visit and tour the facility. The museum closed its doors in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It reopened its doors in January 2021, but this was short-lived as the visitor numbers were low and as a consequence closed in March 2021 until April this year. For many years the museum was a popular destination for tourists and schools which had come to a halt as a result of the Covid-19 restrictions.
Announcing the reopening on the institutions’ Instagram page the museum encouraged visitors to “come and grow your knowledge of apartheid to foster a future based on equality and human rights”. The museum indicated they will start by opening Thursday to Sunday, 09h00 – 17h00 every week.
Sporting events are more than moments of competition, national pride, and entertainment. They are economic activities that can stimulate tourism, create employment, support local businesses, and generate revenue across multiple sectors of the economy.
Umntwana womgquba a term traditionally used in the Nguni language that means “born out of wedlock,” but nowadays it is used to emphasise that one is born kwisintu. As lontwana, I look back on my own adventures: sometimes I pat myself on the back, and sometimes I wish I could redo them.
Each September, South Africa turns its attention to the rich cultural tapestry that defines our nation. Heritage Month is a time to honour the traditions, languages, histories, knowledge systems, customs and creative expressions that have been passed from generation to generation, while recognising that our heritage is not confined to the past.
My first encounter with heritage at the Mandela Bay Development Agency was, appropriately, somewhat uncomfortable. It began with cleaning. The Gale Monument, the Horse Memorial and the Queen Victoria statue became my first practical introduction to the business of preserving history.
