Langa – Colour Dots

16 on Lerotholi

carynkaleido — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:38:45 +0000

16 on Lerotholi, is an art gallery which is a space that uses art as a tool to foster solidarity within the Langa community and on the African continent. They hold several exhibitions each year and an artist-in-residence programme. Langa

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Eziko cooking school and restaurant

carynkaleido — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 10:17:55 +0000

Eziko cooking school and restaurant Eziko in Xhosa is a ‘hearth’ which is considered an integral part of the home, centrally located where family and friends would gather. This is an appropriate name for Eziko as it is where friends in the community and visitors alike meet to share good food and conversation. Eziko comprises the Eziko Cooking and Catering School and the Eziko Restaurant. The school helps to provide the unemployed with vocational skills and therefore employment opportunities in cooking, catering, and hospitality. The restaurant offers the students first-hand experience of working in the catering industry. No matter if you choose a meal or a coffee, you will feel the hospitality of the township and contribute to making a difference in someone’s life – so please stop by and experience a taste of Africa! Corner of Washington and Jungle Walk Langa

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Golden Arrow Bus Service

carynkaleido — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:43:12 +0000

Golden Arrow bus service has passed 160 years of providing road-based public transport to the community of Cape Town. The company is in its present form the culmination of an unbroken chain of mergers and acquisitions. It is uniquely positioned as one of a few privately owned companies providing public transport services. Our weekly and monthly products are perfect for passengers who travel to work and home regularly. Weekly 10-ride products are valid for 30 days and monthly 48-ride products for 90 days. – See bus schedules here. Pensioners discount applies To get your pass please call 021 466 7000. hello@gabs.co.za

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Langa public swimming pool

carynkaleido — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 16:35:13 +0000

Langa public swimming pool is 30 metres in length and 10.9 metres wide. There is also a children’s pool. Ablution facilities are available and the pool is surrounded by neat lawns. See Rules for public pool facilities HERE Washington Street | Langa

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M Squared coffee

carynkaleido — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:12:25 +0000

The locals call M squared coffee “The Lab”, There are, all kinds of drinks served. From coffees and teas to smoothies and sodas. You can order fresh bagels, muffins or croissants. 17 Lerotholi Avenue Langa

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Metro Rail

carynkaleido — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 09:24:16 +0000

Metro Rail is a public transport provider in Greater Cape Town that operates train lines. The Metro Rail Western Cape has 6 train lines in Cape Town and services 124 train stations. Find the train Schedules here See schedules app here. Find out the train lines, schedules and stops of Metrorail Western Cape. The trains operate from 4 am to 7 pm Transport Information Centre: 0800 65 64 63 (all hours) Transport.Info@capetown.gov.za

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My Citi bus

carynkaleido — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:05:46 +0000

My CiTi bus is a card-based system. You can get your My Connect card from station kiosks and participating retailers. Load points on your card and pay as you go. You could also try one of our unlimited travel packages. Tap in and out. Tap your card against the validator when you start and end your journey to automatically pay your fare. Children younger than four and under a metre tall travel free. MyCiti bus routes run across the city including the city centre, the Peninsula, and the Northern suburbs. There is also a bus that runs from the City Centre to the Airport, which is very convenient and affordable when compared to other transport options. View listed routes, here My CiTi bus runs throughout the day with scheduled stops at various locations all over the city. Check the route stop timetable here. transport.info@capetown.gov.za website .

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Mzanzis restaurant

carynkaleido — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:12:53 +0000

Mzanzis restaurant offers visitors a true South African dining experience. 45 Harlem Avenue, Langa

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Old pass building

carynkaleido — Mon, 09 May 2022 09:22:20 +0000

The Old pass building (Dompass),in Langa is a testimony to a terrible time when black people had to present their identity cards whenever asked. Here in this building, anyone who failed to present this pass was detained and tried for breaking the pass laws. There is a collection of photographs documenting the story, showing evidence of life at this time cnr King Langalibalele & Lerotholi Aves Humiliating court cases In the 1960s, a room in what is now the High Court Annexure was the scene of formal hearings of the most bizarre and humiliating kind. Ordinary people came before an appeal panel to argue about which “race” they should be labelled as. Between 1950 and 1991, apartheid’s Population Registration Act classified every South African as belonging to one of at least seven “races” and accordingly granted or denied them citizenship rights on a sliding scale from “White” (full rights) to “Bantu” (with the fewest). Categorizing people The classification was subjective, and families were split apart when paler or darker-skinned children or parents – or those with curlier hair, or different features, were placed in separate categories. Race inspectors, who were always white, often very young, and always completely unqualified for this or any other job, would go around at hospitals inspecting babies. They looked at fingernails, at hair, at the shapes of noses, and they decided if a baby was white or black. But people sometimes get misclassified. The Classification Board held investigations for that. All the relatives were called in and scrutinised, photographed, and interrogated. Friends were questioned, and neighbours were questioned. Family secrets often came out. Courtesy Jason Patrick Hanslo Cape Town Historical Society Langa

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The Guga S’Thebe Arts Centre

carynkaleido — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 18:05:09 +0000

The Guga S’Thebe Arts Centre is in the heart of Langa. Visitors are entertained by singing and dancing, and gumboot dancing. The centre consists of studio areas, a space for social gatherings, an amphitheatre with performances by local groups, a multipurpose auditorium, and an arts and crafts shop where you can find pottery items, beading collections, and fabric products, to name a few. The township has many restaurants, parties, ethnic accommodations, and shops. The multi-colored ceramic mural-decorated building symbolises hope, empowerment, and freedom. Entry is free however, some of the activities are charged for. Washington Street, Langa GPS 33 56′ 38.4″ S 18 31′ 47.4″ E

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