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Tuesday, 19 January 2010 |
The Art of Ebrahim & Omar Badsha
The Durban Art Gallery and South African History Online are pleased to announce the opening of Under the Umdoni Tree, an exhibition of the work of Omar and Ebrahim Badsha, on the 27th of January 2010.
Including over seventy paintings, drawings, and sculptures executed between the early 1950s and the late 1960s, this timely exhibition explores the rich but little known history of artists and intellectuals that contributed to the tapestry of life in the Grey Street complex of Durban, one of the best know of Apartheid's ghettos.
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Monday, 18 January 2010 |
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South Africa
has signed up as a full member of the International Renewable Energy Agency
(Irena) which focuses on global use of renewable energy
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters signed the
register of Irena statutes yesterday at the Third Session of the Preparatory
Commission for Irena at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi.
“We will now be full members
of The Preparatory Commission which is made up of all countries that have
signed the Irena Statute.
“This commission is important
as it acts as the main decision-making body of the organisation until the entry
into force of the Statute after the 25 required ratifications have been
realised,” said Peters.
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Monday, 18 January 2010 |
Tuesday, 19
January, 2010 at 17.30, at KZN-SA Gallery
A CELEBRATION OF ARCHITECTURE is an exhibition concerning the
promotion of the art, science, research and practice of architecture.
The exhibition is an acknowledgement and celebration by the
KwaZulu-Natal Institute for Architecture of Corobrik’s long standing
promotion of the architectural profession. Their contribution includes
programs at both national and regional level. These include the
Corobrik SAIA Awards of Merit and Excellence, the Architectural Student
of the Year as well as the sole sponsorship of the KZNIA Journal for
the past 34 years. The recent 100th issue of this publication has been
under the editorship of Walter Peters, the 21st Sophia Gray laureate.
This prestigious award is made annually by the University of the Free
State. The exhibition and opening lecture celebrates this award and the
continuous promotion of excellence in architecture by Corobrik.
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Monday, 18 January 2010 |
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A 150-turbine wind farm capable of generating 300MW of electricity is planned for near Caledon, in the Western Cape.
The Caledon Wind Farm would span 15 farms covering an area of 3500
hectares within the Theewaterskloof Muncipality approximately 16km west
of Caledon and 7km east of Botrivier.
Each turbine will be able to generate between 2 and 3.6 MW, stand 80
metres tall to the hub and have a 40m blade. Additional infrastructure
required will include powerlines, access roads and a new electricity
substation...
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