Dr Vusumzi Kumalo, from the Department of History and Politics, led a thought-provoking reflection on Orlando Stadium and the resultant struggle over Soweto’s first sports arena and cultural hub.
He explained that after years of community struggle, Orlando Stadium opened its gates in 1959 and quickly superseded its primary role as a sports arena.
It emerged as a site of resistance, cultural affirmation, and urban belonging.
“Initially, I thought I would just chronicle events from old newspapers. But after encountering a direction to archival material in Peter Alegi’s work, I realised the stadium represented a claim to urban belonging for Black people, who were constantly…
Data Journalism: Many South African publications are adopting data journalism
techniques to provide in-depth analysis and visual storytelling.
Sun Leo
This is probably off-topic, BUT here goes: I see that MyZA operates a number of \’sections\’ dealing with News, Directory, Events and a Marketplace and I was wondering just how https://MyZA.co.za manages to keep the content fresh and growing? Do you have an army of employees?
Roarsweetie
Shebeen – an unlicensed bar [sha-been] These are unlicensed bars usually found in low-income suburbs located outside of the major towns and cities, more commonly known as ‘the townships’.