Small seashells tell a big story of slavery and transoceanic trade 500 years ago: Money cowries (_Monetaria moneta_) retrieved from the São Bento. Mudzunga Munzhedzi/KwaZulu-Natal Museum archaeology collection, Accession no.1982/004 Box 2 In the archaeology storerooms of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, lie two boxes filled with seashells. The shells form a bright …
‘You couldn’t leave your husband. It wasn’t done’ – the story of the women behind the first domestic violence refuges: The women who set up the first women’s refuges in the UK in the 1970s changed the world. They saved the lives of many women. And the projects and political actions they began have grown …
South Africa in the news: The story of an African children’s book that explains the science of skin colour: Skin We Are In is a landmark South African book for children (and grown-ups) on the subject of skin colour. Published in 2018, it was co-authored by an artist and a scientist, both South African …: …
Book review: Sindiwe Magona’s devastating, uplifting story of South African women: CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images Reading South African author Sindiwe Magona’s latest novel When the Village Sleeps reminded me of my time researching and teaching in the country’s Eastern Cape province a decade ago. While involved in community engagement for Rhodes University I …
South Africa in the news: PODCAST | The Story: Vaccine hesitancy may prolong Covid-19 pandemic: Vaccine hesitancy is increasing in some areas sparking fears of a fourth wave of Covid-19 infectionsOnly 17 of the South African popul …: “South Africa” – BingNews Faf du Plessis not ready for Hundred, shifts focus to CPL: Former South …
The little-known story of how slavery infiltrated California and the American west: African Americans were used as slave labour in California and other western US territories during the 1850s. California State Library The history of American slavery generally conjures a set of familiar images: sprawling plantations white with cotton, gangs of enslaved African Americans stooped …
South Africa in the news: A story of firsts — Reliving Bangladesh’s maiden victories: Bangladesh registered their first-ever T20I series victory against Australia when they defeated the visitors in the third T20I, taking an unassailable 3-0 series lead. But when did they celebrate …: “South Africa” – BingNews Unvaccinated people twice as likely to be …
A cool Camps Bay Beach image: Image from page 755 of “Story of the Sherman brigade.The camp, the march, the bivouac, the battle; and how “the boys” lived and died during four years of active field service…” (1897) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: StoryOfTheShermanBrigade.theCampTheMarchTheBivouacTheBattleAnd Title: www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/book… Year: 1897 (1890s) Authors: Hinman, Wilbur F …
A cool Camps Bay Beach image: Image from page 58 of “The First battalion, the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal corps” (1921) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: firstbattalionst00scha Title: The First battalion, the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal corps Year: 1921 (1920s) Authors: Schauble, Peter Lambert. [from old catalog] …
The story of an African children’s book that explains the science of skin colour: Shutterstock Skin We Are In is a landmark South African book for children (and grown-ups) on the subject of skin colour. Published in 2018, it was co-authored by an artist and a scientist, both South African luminaries – the author Sindiwe …
The story of Milo Pillay, the strongman who lifted a bar for South African sports: Milo Pillay (The Sun newspaper 1951). National Library of South Africa A vast international body of literature exists on sports under apartheid. Yet there’s hardly any scholarship on South African black weightlifting history from earlier periods, which were also marked …
A nice Paternoster image: Image from page 180 of “Torrey and Alexander : the story of their lives” (1905) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: torreyalexanders00macl Title: Torrey and Alexander : the story of their lives Year: 1905 (1900s) Authors: Maclean, J. Kennedy (John Kennedy), 1874-1960 Subjects: Torrey, R. A. (Reuben Archer), 1856-1928 Alexander, …
South Africa in the news: Logistic Tracking and Management Software Market May Set New Growth Story | Oracle, Zoho, Magaya, Route4Me: The latest study released on the Global Logistic Tracking and Management Software Market by AMA Research evaluates market size trend and forecast to 2026 The Logistic Tracking and Management Software …: “South Africa” – …
False story about decuplets was a low point for journalism: how to fix the damage: South Africa's Pretoria News didn't dress itself in glory with its false decuplets story. This picture was taken following Nelson Mandela's death in 2013. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images It is difficult to imagine a bigger journalistic disaster than the recent decuplets …
South Africa in the news: Mum who ‘gave birth to record ten babies’ DID make up claim as journo who ‘broke story’ apologises: A MUM who said she gave birth to a record ten babies DID make up the claim – with the journo who “broke her story” apologising for the fake news. South Africa …
DevSecOps: An open source story: Recent supply chain breaches, plus President Biden’s new Cybersecurity executive order, are bringing renewed attention to DevSecOps’ value for the enterprise. DevSecOps brings culture changes, frameworks, and tools into open source software (OSS). To understand DevSecOps, you must understand its relationship with OSS. read more: Opensource.com willkelly Supporting Open Source. …
My family's Linux story: My first attempt at Linux was one of those “maybe I should give this a try” kinds of situations. read more: Opensource.com clhermansen Supporting Open Source. Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?
South Africa in the news: Watched the Viral Video of Lions of Gir After Cyclone Tauktae? Here’s the Real Story Behind it: Cyclone Tauktae hammered parts of Gujarat and created havoc in the state, leaving people devastated. Amid this chaos, a video of Asiatic lions was being widely shared on social media and received …: …