Digital Heritage Consultants

The Ulwazi Programme (www.ulwazi.org) was featured in a recent publication by the Municipal Institute of Learning (www.mile.org.za) which looked at good practice in the eThekwini Municipality, and we got a mention as the consultants who keep it going – thanks Betsie! The Ulwazi Programme is a ground-breaking initiative and is growing from strength to strength [...]

Michael Wessels, a friend and colleague, is launching his fascinating book tomorrow at Ike’s in Durban. More on the book … Interpreting the /Xam Narratives of the Bleek and Lloyd Collection The Bleek and Lloyd Collection consists of the notebooks in which William Bleek and Lucy Lloyd transcribed and translated the narratives, cultural information and [...]

Professor Kearney has recently published a guide to Durban’s rich architectural and cultural heritage. The main objective of the publication is to draw attention to the fragile richness of Durban’s architectural legacy – a distinctly non-renewable resource – and to introduce visitors and locals to an extraordinary polyglot past. The guide deals with the natural [...]

Its great to see other Southern African countries, in this case Namibia,  focusing their resources on the preservation of digital heritage.  Indigenous knowledge and oral histories are in danger of dying out with the practitioners who hold this information, while digital preservation in itself opens up possibilities of skills development in areas central to the [...]