NDEBELE PORCELAIN TEA SET DESIGNED BY PETER MTHOMBENI
By: Judas Makwela, Junior Curator. DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History Introduction The DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History (DNMCH) houses several diverse cultural heritage collections. One of these cultural heritage aspects that caught my attention and interest was Ndebele art,
Mbilamutondo, the VhaVenda Xylophone
Mbilamutondo is an indigenous resonated xylophone played by VhaVenda people in the Limpopo Province in the northern part of South Africa.
AVATAR – A 2009 SCIENCE FICTION HOLLYWOOD MOVIE THAT HAS HAD MUCH CONTROVERSY OVER THE LAST DECADE
Since the release of the film on 16 December 2009, there has been numerous discussions relating to a wide variety.
The Resistance Against December 16: A Historical Reflection
Until 1995, a year after the demise of apartheid government in South Africa, 16 December was commemorated as Dingaan’s Dag (Dingane’s Day), a celebration by most of the Afrikaner speaking population as it represented the Voortrekkers’ victory over the Zulus
Prime Minister Louis Botha, the conciliator
The significance of the objects is simply that objects pertaining to Botha should not only been discussed and placed in their cultural historic context but should also be supported by knowledge on the man and his contribution in his historical
The Walther P38 pistol
The Play station and Xbox game series Call of Duty: Big Red One is based on true battles between the 1st American Infantry Division and the Germans during World War II.
EVOLUTION IN SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS: ACCEPTED, TOLERATED OR REJECTED?
Evolution became part of the national school curricula in 2008, taught at grade 12 level. Although it would have been a new topic to grade 12s, some aspects of evolution have been part of the grade 7-9 Natural Sciences/Social Sciences
The Shona Mbira
The mbira, also known as mbila sansa, kilembe, likembe, dipela or thumb piano is an ancient musical instrument closely associated with the natural landscape in which the Shona people traditionally dwelled.
A Missing Heritage Site
The so-called “Convent Redoubt” stood at the corner of Visagie and Koch (now Bosman) Streets in the heart of Pretoria, on land that was later included in the site of the old South African Mint Building, west of the Pretoria