200 Years Celebration - National Library of South Africa
We are here at the National Library of South Africa's Cape Town Campus.
The Library turns 200 years today.
To tell us more about the items, artifacts and documents on display, We are joined by Andrew Lamprecht who is the curator at National Library of South Africa.
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Mabudafhasi to launch the 2016 South African Library Week
This Friday the Arts and Culture deputy minister, Rejoice Mabudafhasi will launch the 2016 South African Library Week at the Sibusisiwe Hall in Sundumbili, KwaZulu Natal. Here in Gauteng the National Librarian and CEO of the National Library of South Africa, Professor Rocky Ralebipi-Simela will highlight the weeklong program that runs until the twenty first under the theme, #libraries4lifelonglearning. Library week strives to address our country's educational, social, cultural and recreational needs. Professor Ralebipi-Simela joins us from our Pretoria studio.
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After 40 years of dedication in the country's national library, John Tsebe is bowing out.
John Tsebe served as a chief executive officer of the National Library of South Africa, he also held positions in the Library and Information Association and at the Book Development Council to mention a few. The institution was formed in 1999 after the merger of the South African Library, founded in 1818, in Cape Town, and the State Library, founded in 1887, in Pretoria. To tell us more about his journey, we are now joined by John Tsebe...
NLSA exhibitions in Cape Town
Some of the greatest treasures housed by the National Library of South Africa, or NLSA, will be on display to the public during during the Library's 200 year celebration.
The exhibition will be housed at the NLSA's Cape Town Campus with a digital version being on display in Pretoria.
The exhibition will run for a full year from starting from today.
Some of the main aims for the exhibition are to view our collective heritage, promote social cohesion and nation building.
Were joined now by the Deputy Director General at the Department of Arts and Culture Vusithemba Ndima.
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National Library of South Africa celebrates 200 years
In 1818 the South African Public Library opened its doors in the City of Cape Town. Lord Charles Somerset, Governor of the Cape Colony, issued a proclamation launching the South African Public Library. From those humble beginnings, the library’s first significant acquisition was the collection of Joachim Nicolaus von Dessin, which were donated by the Dutch Reformed Church board of trustees in 1820.Officially launched on the 1st of November 1991, through the amalgamation of the then State Library in Pretoria and the South African Library in Cape Town, the National Library of South Africa opened its doors.
Today, as we celebrate 200 years of existence, we look forward to preserving South Africa’s documentary heritage, in order to create an even stronger nation. One that is made up of people who know who they are, where they come from and where they are going. Celebrate with us.
Saluting the legacy. Redefining the future.
The National Library of South Africa.
The National Library of South Africa and SUSE
In a pioneering project, the National Library of South Africa (NLSA) has successfully migrated its entire estate of desktop PCs from Microsoft Windows to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. By adopting Linux and OpenOffice.org, NLSA saved R 5.5 million in software licensing costs and gained a more robust and secure working environment.
Overview
The National Library of South Africa (NLSA) is a custodian and provider of the nation's key knowledge resources, with campuses in Cape Town and Pretoria. Mandated by law to collect and preserve published documents and make them accessible, NLSA's collections include books, rare manuscripts, periodicals, government publications, official foreign publications, maps, technical reports and newspapers.
By choosing SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop for its estate of 725 computers, NLSA avoided the high initial and ongoing costs for the equivalent Microsoft solutions, as well as gaining a more stable and secure environment for users.
Our staff and the wider community of public users really enjoy using SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and OpenOffice.org; we are getting very positive feedback, said Ledwaba. The acquisition cost savings were vast—in the region of R 5.5 million—and we will also avoid the future cost of upgrading to new releases of Microsoft Windows and Office.
Another benefit of deploying Linux is that it places lower demands on the desktop hardware chosen by NLSA. This will translate into long-term cost savings, as it will no longer be necessary to upgrade hardware as frequently as in the past.
There is genuine enthusiasm in our organisation about the adoption of Linux, and with Novell's assistance we are building up internal knowledge to share with other public bodies in South Africa, said Ledwaba. Our successful adoption of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server enables us to serve as an example of what other governmental organisations can achieve.
Products and Services:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Results:
Migrated 725 desktop computers to Linux
Installed SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on five blade servers
Reduced software costs by 95 percent
Improved security and user productivity
South African universities close due to safety fears
Protests calling for free higher education continue around the country. After buildings were torched and classes disrupted last week, some universities have closed, due to safety fears. CCTV's Julie Scheier is keeping an eye on the situation in Johannesburg.
SA, Jamaica to host poetry session in Pretoria
South African poet laureate, Prof Keorapetse Kgositsile, and his Jamaican counterpart, poet Laureate, Prof Emeritus Mervyn Morris will this evening host a poetry reading session at the National Library in Pretoria. The two cultural ambassadors have achieved a string of accolades in their lifetime and tonight they will use their craft, to celebrate twenty years of democracy in South Africa and twenty years since the establishment of diplomatic relations with Jamaica. In our studio we are joined by Prof Keorapetse Kgositsile...
Rolling out Internet into SA's Libraries
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In a bid to support the advancement of literacy in South Africa Vodacom, in partnership with Meso ICT Solutions, is rolling out internet services to libraries across the country, including those in rural areas.
South African Library Week 2016: 11 to 21 March 2016
Join us in celebrating South African Library week by visiting a library near you! #Librariesforlifelonglearning
South African Library Week 2018 at UP: Libraries: heart of the community
South African Library Week is celebrated from 19 - 25 March 2018 by LIASA (Library and Information Association of South Africa). The theme “Libraries: heart of the Community” re-emphasizes the idea that libraries belong to the community and are central to it. We have asked a few University of Pretoria (UP) students whether they believe their library is the heart of the UP community. These are their responses.
#SALW2018 #UPLibrary #SALW #LIASA
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Interview with Segametsi Molawa (President of LIASA) during the Mzansi Libraries On-Line Exhibition 30 October 2015.
The National Librarian & CEO of the National Library of South Africa, Prof. MD Rocky Ralebipi-Simela
The National Librarian & CEO of the National Library of South Africa, Prof. MD Rocky Ralebipi-Simela speaking at the first day of the 08th Funda Mzantsi Championship in George. The 08th Funda Mzantsi Championship is a reading festival taking place from 02-05 October 2017.
SA National Book Council run a book discussion competition
The written word remains one of the custodians of South Africa's rich heritage and books are a treasure trove for young and old who wants to learn and read about it.
The South African National Book Council used heritage month to promote indigenous languages by running a book discussion competition in all nine provinces simultaneously.
In the Eastern Cape, schools across Nelson Mandela Bay participated and IsiXhosa, Afrikaans and English books were used. The main objective of the initiative is to make reading popular.
The programme was tailored to the needs of each province with a strong focus on promoting indigenous languages, local authors as well as library awareness and access. Lwando Nomoyi filed this report.
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Libby the robot charms her way into the hearts of UP staff members
The University’s newest robot staffer, Libby, was introduced by the Department of Library Services at a gathering for members of staff recently. Libby, who resides in the Merensky 2 Library on Hatfield Campus, assists with various functions such as being a brand ambassador, marketing the library’s services and basic assistance with some of the queries visitors may have.
This week marks the National Library Week themed Connect @ your library
This week marks the National Library Week. This to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use. This year's theme is Connect @ your library. From our Pretoria studios we are joined by Rebecca Senyolo is from the Library and Information Association of South Africa-and with us here in the studio we have Themba Gadebe -who is the Spokesperson for the Ekurhuleni Municipality-where a new library will be opened on Tuesday in commemorating this day.
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Das Kapital and a South African Ballot
What does a Russian language edition of Karl Marx's Das Kapital have in common with a South African voting ballot? Thomas Mellins, curator of The New York Public Library's Celebrating 100 Years exhibition, explains.
The National Youth Orchestra in Johannesburg & Pretoria in December
The National Youth Orchestra that is also South Africa's symphonic national team, will be making majestic sounds in Johannesburg and Pretoria this December. The 53 year old orchestra will be enchanting their audiences with favorites such as the Fourth Symphony of Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and the Pulcinella Suite. The orchestra's alumni have won places in some world's best orchestras. Joining us this morning is Sophia Welz, managing director of the National Youth Orchestra.
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Plenary, National Assembly, 6 SEPTEMBER 2017
15:00 – ±17:30 PLENARY
1. Questions to the Deputy President
2. Consideration of Reports of PC on Arts and Culture on: (5)
• Oversight visit to National Arts Council and Ditsong Museums of South Africa Satellite Sites (ATC, 18 May 2017, p 108)
• Oversight visit to Performing Arts Centre of Free State, Anglo-Boer War Museum, Pan South African Language Board, National Library South Africa and Ditsong Museum of South Africa (ATC, 17 March 2017, p 21)
• Visit to Performing Arts Centre of Free State (ATC 9 March 2017, p 7)
• Visit to Nelson Mandela Museum (ATC, 9 March 2017, p 3)