Voices of Langa: a 100-year social history of Cape Town’s oldest township
A century ago, Cape Town’s first township, Langa, was created under the Urban Areas Act of 1923. The act was designed to segregate black South Africans into designated locations, isolating them from the broader economy. Serving as a labour reservoir for menial work in white industries and households during apartheid, its residents faced decades of… View Article

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Conference call for papers: Global dynamics of coal mining and just transition to hydrogen energy in South Africa and the continent

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DSI-HSRC Internship 2023/25

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