Claude Naude

27 May 2020 | Text and photos Claude Naude.

These are pictures of my visit to the Sterkfontein Caves – Afrikaans for “strong spring” – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Sterkfontein is also a South African National Heritage Site. The area in which it is situated is known as the Cradle of Humankind. And it is because of our shared human origin in this place that Africa is so close to my heart. Africa means a united humankind to me, and Africa Month reminds me of our species’ united humble beginnings.

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What makes us African?

Text and Photos Supplied by the UCT community. Curated by Lerato Maduna.

During Africa Month, UCT News asked for submissions from across the university community about what makes us African and how this informs what we do. The insights and images shared here will give you a taste of who we are as Africans.

Associate Professor Marcello Vichi

Africa Day is a reminder of Africa’s unique role in global observations and, more critically, the importance of building capacity within marine science across sub-Saharan Africa.

27 May 2020

Homestead Creator

These photos were taken on field trips to the Kunene Region in the far north-west of Namibia.

27 May 2020

George Branch

For me, being African is to revel in the splendour of our world, to feel the warmth of the rising sun and be caressed by the gilding of light as the sun dips.

27 May 2020

Claude Naude

These are pictures of my visit to the Sterkfontein Caves – Afrikaans for “strong spring” – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

27 May 2020

Ashraya Naidoo

Celebrating Africa is celebrating the richness in cultures and religions and respecting the history that led us to this moment.

27 May 2020

Aldo Brincat

Aldo Brincat, a visual art student at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, celebrates a unique subculture from Botswana, known colloquially as the MaRock.

27 May 2020

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