Reference code
ZA UCT BC1223_B_B2_B2.9
Title
[Cwc9] Langa (13) (Xho)
Date(s)
- undated (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
13 items
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
Langa, established in 1927, is the oldest formal township in Cape Town. Themes include: African traditions (fingertip cutting, circumcision, Lobola, African beer brewing); apartheid; employment; forced removals; housing laws; life histories; recreation; religion; rural life (Transkei); rural-urban migration; schooling; wage discrimination.