Share
ANC Centenary put history in the spotlight
As some celebrate, others complain of being side-lined or forgotten.
UPDATE: The Protection of State Information Bill
January 2012: Call for written and oral submissions.
Stasi archives: a place of hurt and healing
The archives of the notorious East German Secret Police offer intriguing insights into life behind the Berlin Wall.
New ‘weather bill’ sets off a stormy debate
South Africans could face draconian penalties for issuing “severe weather or pollution-related warnings” without permission from the Weather Service.
‘Human Zoos” the Invention of the Savage’
A new exhibition at the Musée du Quai Branly explores the construction of ‘otherness’ over the centuries
French Senate passes a new ‘memory law’
This bill makes it a crime to deny the Turkish Ottoman genocide of Armenians in 1915.
Records lost after fire devastates Egyptian Scientific Institute
Thousands of rare manuscripts, books, journals and writings were burned when the institution was set on fire during a protest in December.
Egyptian security forces raid NGO offices in Cairo
Documents and computers were seized as part of an investigation into the funding of pro-democracy and human rights organisations.
Archives of Sorrow: An Exploration of Australia’s Stolen Generations and their Journey into the Past
This article by Fiona Murphy, published in ‘History and Anthropology’ draws attention to the archive as a place of sorrow, loss and confrontation.
Memory, Trauma, and History: Essays on Living with the Past
Michael S. Roth is interviewed about his book, Memory, Trauma and History in ROROTOKO magazine.
Naledi Pandor and Joe Matthews
In a fascinating debate being played out on Politswebm Isaac Mpho Mogotsi, suggests that Naledi Pandor suppressed some awkward truths about her father Joe Matthews and touches on questions about history, truth-telling and memory: Naledi Pandor and Kgosie Matthews respond.
Government’s Q & A advertorial on the Protection of State Information Bill
Government Communications (GCIS) explains why the public interest defence is not needed and says that the law won’t be used to hide corruption!
UNESCO has endorsed the IFLA Manifesto for Digital Libraries
The Manifesto provides principles to assist libraries in undertaking sustainable and interoperable digitisation activities to bridge the digital divide - a key factor in achieving the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations.
Draft National Strategy on Heritage and Cultural Tourism
Comments are invited by 16 January 2012
