Enabling African Heritage Collections to Cross the Digital Divide
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6th, 2013
It was a proud moment for us at Africa Media Online last Monday evening. It was the culmination of a year-and-a-half of hard work as the ANC Digital Archives were handed over to the President of the ANC and the President of South Africa, President Jacob Zuma. The handover of the output from one of […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6th, 2013
In 2012 the African National Congress turned 100. As the oldest modern liberation movement in the World it was fitting that ahead of the centenary celebrations a project should be initiated to digitise the ANC Archives and give access to the extensive collections to ANC members, the people of South Africa and researchers around the […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 16th, 2012
DIGITISATION TRAINING FOR HERITAGE PRACTITIONERS – SIGN UP BY MARCH 5, 2012 I am thrilled to be able to invite you once again to our Heritage Digital Campus which we have run successfully in different parts of South Africa since 2005. This year it is the turn of the Eastern Cape. Digitisation of collections is […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 16th, 2012
VISIT THE ILAM EXHIBITION AT THE CASTLE IN CAPE TOWN – CLOSES MARCH 31, 2012 The International Library of African Music (ILAM) at Rhodes University has created a traveling exhibition of the work of its founder, Hugh Tracey , and his son, Andrew Tracey. The exhibition includes sound recordings, film, multimedia, instruments and photographs. Hugh […]
Posted in 2008 April on Apr 23rd, 2008
Above: Shalom Farm, Greytown, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. An estimated 60,000 men gathered on Angus Buchan’s farm to hear the farmer and author speak, calling men from all walks of life to live lives for a purpose greater than personal gain. Over seven thousand men gathered in 2007 and in 2008 35,000 were expected. The […]
Posted in 2007 December, Blogroll on Dec 20th, 2007
Above: Mimosa Mall, Bloemfontein: In the rush and glitz of Christmas it is easy to forget the child born into poverty in Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago who, without an army or any political, community or religious position, has impacted centuries of history and billions of lives Welcome to the third edition of the Digital […]
Posted in 2007 October, Blogroll on Sep 30th, 2007
Above: The Eastern Cape from the air. Africa Media Online’s Mobile Digitisation Unit has relocated to the Eastern Cape to digitise the International Library of African Music Welcome to the second edition of the Digital Picture Library Manager blog designed to add value to the management of your picture and media collections as well as […]