District Six Museum marks 30 years of memories

Words: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp Joe Schaffers, whose family was evicted from District Six under apartheid, was at the District Six Museum to mark its 30th birthday. Joe Schaffers was born in District Six in Cape Town in 1939 and lived there for nearly 30 years before his family and thousands of others were forced out in the 1960s under...

News24 | District Six Museum marks 30 years of memories

news24.com - 18/Dec 13:25

Joe Schaffers was born in District Six in Cape Town in 1939 and lived there for nearly 30 years before his family and thousands of others were forced...

LIVING HERITAGE: From forced removals to cultural revival: the enduring legacy of District Six Museum

daily maverick - 18/Dec 08:28

How do you keep an independent museum going for 30 years? The District Six Museum in Cape Town might have an answer: through an understanding of the...

District Six Museum celebrates 30 years of existence

southernsuburbstatler.co.za - 16/Dec 07:19

The District Six Museum staff and ex-residents gathered at the Homecoming Centre to celebrate the museum’s 30th anniversary. “I shed a few tears...

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Sports organisation hides how R17-million Lottery funding was used

capetownetc.com - 23/Dec 11:00

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hindustantimes.com - 22/Dec 07:47

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ilrtoday.ca - 12/Dec 18:28

Dec 12, 2024 Situation illuminates broader housing crisis for Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in Sask., leadership says A family that lost its home to a...

Colleagues mourn MP Lisa Morris-Julian

newsday.co.tt - 17/Dec 07:16

POLITICAL colleagues from the Government and Opposition joined in an outpouring of grief at the tragic death of Lisa Morris-Julian, Minister in the...

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