Shaka Zulu

Date: 22 September, 1828 Shaka Zulu, Zulu chief and founder of the Zulu empire, was murdered by his bodyguard, Mbopha, and his two half-brothers Dingane and Mhlangana after a relatively brief period as king of the Zulu people, from 1816. His death came a year after his mother's death. References Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000Continue reading "Shaka Zulu"

Today in History – Adderley Street

Date: 19 September, 1849 On 19 September 1849, The Neptune entered and anchored in Simon's Bay (now Simonstown) in the Cape, after being met with a furious city population in Table Bay. In February 1849, The Neptune had set sail from England, with 300 convicts aboard, en route to Bermuda. This convict ship was destined for the Cape, whereContinue reading "Today in History – Adderley Street"

Wooden Ships on the waters of Hout Bay

Ships like these from the VOC (The Dutch East India Company Came to the Cape during the 17th & 18th Century It would take about 3 months to saul from Europe to the Cape so next time you fly think of these vessels with no confort and diseases was common So 12 or 20 hoursContinue reading "Wooden Ships on the waters of Hout Bay"

THe Labia Theater turns 65 this year please support This Iconic Theater

Guide Me Cape Town's avatarDaniel Sidis

It has survived South Africa’s apartheid censors and political boycotts, but going digital is the Labia film theatre’s biggest challenge yet.

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The Labia cinema in Cape Town is trying to raise money to update its equipment. Photograph: Flickr

The cliché most often attached to the Labia is that walking into its dark interior is like “stepping into a bygone era”. The experience is certainly nothing like the slick, soulless operations of the major multiplexes. Tickets are purchased from an old wooden booth. A bar will serve you a beer or glass of wine to take inside one of the cinema’s four screens. Most of the staff have been clipping tickets and loading up projection reels here for well over two decades.

The seats could be more comfortable; the sound quality more distinct. But the Labia’s patrons overlook these aspects in favour of the slightly…

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