Archives Open Day: “Travelling through the Archives”
Gauteng Provincial Archives, under the Department of Sport, Art, Culture and Recreation, recently hosted a successful Open Day under the theme “Travelling through the Archives”.
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Language and the politics of power
The challenge in the history of human existence has never been a need to communicate less; if anything, we seek to communicate more and better. On average, many of us use about 16,000 words a day. From the invention of the telegram and telephone to the modern cellphone, we continue to strive for more ways to get our thoughts, opinions, and ideas across.
Remembering Ntate John Maroo, an underground operative
The number of people walking and commuting, on the streets of Soweto this morning, is on a steady rise. Malls, which are also on the rise, sprouting out anywhere, have long displaced small businesses, redirect cash in circulation to Johannesburg’s leafy north. Billboards advertising alcohol bear faces of youngsters in rude health. No faces of drinking-looking people feature here. Profits trump sobriety. Try again if you thought the liquor industry cared to curb alcohol abuse, gender-based violence and road fatalities.
