ARTWORK AT COMMUNITY CENTER IN LANGA

SMOKE, SMILEYS, SHABEENS AND THE MESSIAH

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October 23rd 2007
SMOKE, SMILEYS, SHABEENS AND THE MESSIAH In 1927 the first Township in Cape Town, Langa, was established when blacks, mostly Xhosa people, were removed from their homes and resettled here to make room for white expansion. Langa means sun in the Xhosa language. She stood amidst the swirling smoke, like an apparition. The earth below her was coal black, ... read more

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more