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National Heritage Council: Africa Liberation Workshop
Southern African Development Countries are concerned about the lack of readily available documented liberation heritage and history on the continent.
Living reconciliation: A moral imperative to speak
Comments made by Archbishop Tutu at an Institute for Justice and Reconciliation seminar provoke a strong reaction.
Remembering the missing: A Khulumani Remembrance for the International Day of the Disappeared, 2011
Zweli Mkhize tells the stories of three family members of the disappeared whose remains have never been recovered.
Libya archive yields pictorial history of Gadaffi’s brutal reign
Vidoe footage found in Libya could be used for justice!
The Disappeared: the right to justice and the right to truth
International Centre for Transitional Justice The International Day of the Disappeared, marked on August 30th, drew attention to the plight of hundreds of thousands of families of missing persons around the world.
Unesco Courier: How youth drive change
Young people speak out, express their concerns and explain their actions.
Principles for access to archives: give your opinion now!
The International Council on Archives are calling for comments on their draft document.
The Msunduzi / Voortrekker Museum performance and plans
The Msunduzi/Voortrekker Museum briefed the Parliamentary Committee on its performance and plans.
Network of Community Museums: Workshop Report
The workshop focused on building relationships between community museums and defining the roles they play within the communities they represent.
How and Ethiopian slave became a South African school teacher
The fascinating story of Neville Alexander’s grandmother has attracted wide interest.
Horniman Museum and the restitution of Benin bronzes
Kwame Opoku voices some his criticism of the Horniman’s approach to restitution and interpretation of cultural material taken from Benin in the nineteenth century.
Mandela museums booming in South Africa
The Mail & Guardian reports that Nelson Mandela is among the world’s most famous icons, and retracing his steps is one of the country’s major tourism drawcards.
Access to information training in Diepsloot
The South African history Archive (SAHA) and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) have begun a series of capacity building sessions on access to information.
International smugglers target Egyptian artefacts
Thieves have taken advantage of recent events to rob Egypt of its treasures!
