SAVING PLACES OF MEMORY
Stories about Robben Island falling into disrepair were reported last month. .
A DISCUSSION hosted last week about our collective places of memory and preserving them couldn’t have been more timeous.
With stories about Robben Island falling into disrepair last month and on Saturday, a Reuters story announced the closure of the Apartheid Museum.
Soweto tour guide Bongani Ndlovu told Reuters his small business was suffering as a result of museum closures.
“Places like the Apartheid Museum, and a place like this,” Ndlovu said, pointing at the Mandela house.
“They’re big attractions for international visitors. We wanted these places to be maintained.”