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Zonnebloem or District Six? Does it matter?

Zonnebloem or District Six? Does it matter?

Apr 11, 2019

Replacing the name ‘District Six’ with the name ‘Zonnebloem’ after displacing the people and bulldozing their homes, represented a final step in erasing the memory of the area under Apartheid. The official name on the map remains as Zonnebloem, and as an area name it remains closely…

Interactive discussion (2): the South Africa we all want to live in

Interactive discussion (2): the South Africa we all want to live in

Mar 12, 2019

MEDIA RELEASE INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION IN PAARL ON THE SOUTH AFRICA WE ALL WANT TO LIVE IN Members of the public, especially those involved in non-governmental and community organisations, are invited to the Library at Paarl Boys High, Paarl, on Thursday 14 March 2019...
Interactive Discussion The South Africa we all want to live in

Interactive Discussion The South Africa we all want to live in

Mar 12, 2019

Members of the public, especially those involved in non-governmental and community organisations, are invited to the District Six Homecoming Centre next Tuesday night (19 February 2019) to discuss what they would want in a future South Africa. The event, hosted…

Remembering the declaration of District Six as ‘whites only’

Remembering the declaration of District Six as ‘whites only’

Mar 12, 2019

In the face of so many issues that impact negatively on our communities and the growing disappointment of so many, commemorating significant past events becomes more and more difficult. Occasionally overwhelmed by present issues, it might seem like an indulgence to...
AGM THANKS!

AGM THANKS!

Sep 7, 2018

On behalf of the Museum’s board of trustees, thank you for attending the Museum’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday 1 September. Your supportive presence was much appreciated. If you have not received a copy of the Museum’s Annual Report and would like a copy,...