Forgotten Voices from The First World War: The Chinese Labour Corps – (curated as of interest to South African Naval Museum and Cape Town).
… in merchant ships were then used by the Royal Navy in support roles to provide cover for the British men who were away fighting, such as ships' porters'.19 London also used colonial workers in the Indian, Egyptian, and South African Native Labour …
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Jae C. Hong – (curated as of interest to South African Naval Museum and Cape Town).
In a year that visited carnage upon worshippers who opened their church to a stranger in Charleston, South Carolina, and fans who gathered on a Friday night for a rock concert in the center of Paris, the news left the public with little refuge. … In …
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A Complete List of Full Moon Christmases for the Last 2000 Years – (curated as of interest to South African Naval Museum and Cape Town).
“As one British prisoner of war stated after, some of their Boer captors were so short on clothing that they were wearing women's clothing,” according to this South African tourism site. “But despite their attire, the … Image: Emanuel Leutze …
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The Guardian view on Cecil Rhodes's legacy: the empire strikes back – good – (curated as of interest to South African Naval Museum and Cape Town).
That is why moving the statue from its current position to a museum could be a sensible solution, ensuring that its meanings are still visible and thought about. The Rhodes Trust was also right when it decided in 2003, along with the Nelson Mandela …
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