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Vibrant culture
Grahamstown National Arts Festival
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28 Jun 08 Jul 2018
28 Jun '18 08 Jul '18
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The National Arts Festival is an important event on the South African cultural calendar, and the biggest annual celebration of the arts on the African continent. It has become the home for artists from different corners of the creative world. Whether you are a dancer, musician, painter or a mere art lover, the Grahamstown National Arts Festival is where you belong. From theatre to dance, opera to cabaret, fine art to craft art, classical music to jazz, poetry readings to lectures, every art form imaginable is represented in one of the most diverse festivals in the world.
For 11 days every year, the Eastern Cape town of Grahamstown transforms from a sleepy haven of academics, students and entrepreneurs into the heart of South Africa’s arts scene.
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28 Jun 08 Jul 2018
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Xhosa culture: the clans and customs
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Xhosa culture: the clans and customs
The AmaXhosa are part of three nations known as Nguni that are found in South Africa. The other two are AmaSwazi and AmaZulu. The AmaXhosa settled in the Eastern Cape and over time spread to the Western Cape.
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African ancestors
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African ancestors
African ancestors continue to give Africans a shared and personal sense of self-affirmation, identity and unfettered belonging.
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Zulu cuisine: the dishes and traditions
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Zulu cuisine: the dishes and traditions
Zulu cuisine is still very much influenced by tradition and its celebration of history and a commitment to culture.
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The culture of Basotho: history, people, clothing and food
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The culture of Basotho: history, people, clothing and food
As a nation that boasts about its rich culture, the Basotho can trace their origins to the pre-historic age.
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Culture and expression of identity: The Ndebele of South Africa
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Culture and expression of identity: The Ndebele of South Africa
The Ndebele of South Africa constitute one group of people whose identity has survived precarious conditions and existential crisis under the weight of changing power dynamics of internal and external factors from pre-colonial to present times.
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Port Elizabeth rising as a globally competitive city to live, work, play & invest
Active adventure
Port Elizabeth rising as a globally competitive city to live, work, play & invest
It has earned a nickname as a Friendly City, owing to the generally hospitable nature of the inhabitants and a welcoming endowment of natural and social heritage.
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A history of mining in South Africa
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A history of mining in South Africa
Mining in South Africa has been a contentious issue since 15-year-old Erasmus Stephanus Jacobs discovered South Africa’s first diamond, the Eureka, in Hopetown in 1867.
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A history of South African democracy
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A history of South African democracy
South Africa is made up of people who have been in the country since the beginning of time, as well as others who arrived either as slaves, escapees of persecution in their homelands, or seekers of instant riches.
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The rich and diverse Afrikaans culture
Vibrant culture
The rich and diverse Afrikaans culture
The Afrikaans culture is as rich and diverse as the South African landscape.
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