{"id":81313,"date":"2025-09-26T13:59:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T11:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?p=81313"},"modified":"2025-09-26T14:09:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T12:09:38","slug":"step-into-history-haru-oms-nama-hut-at-the-heritage-month-celebration-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/step-into-history-haru-oms-nama-hut-at-the-heritage-month-celebration-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Step into history: |haru oms (Nama Hut) at the Heritage Month Celebration 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"81313\" class=\"elementor elementor-81313\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a194b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53a194b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5566a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5566a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/faculty-of-humanities-home\/\">Faculty of Humanities<\/a><\/span>, in collaboration with Dit is \u2019n Noord-Kaap Ding (DINK), invites you to the 2025 Heritage Month Celebration. Kindly see programme <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SPU-Heritage-Celebration-Programme.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The annual DINK Colloquium is a multidisciplinary gathering that brings together stakeholders from across the Northern Cape and beyond. This year\u2019s colloquium will celebrate a shared South African heritage, with a special focus on indigenous languages and culture.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A highlight of the programme will be the exhibition of the |haru oms (Nama hut), an ancient mobile home of the Nama people. The |haru oms has shaped a culture that connects with many other indigenous nations, including the San, Tswana, Sotho, Zulu and Xhosa. Its exhibition demonstrates the fluidity of language, culture, customs and traditions in South Africa.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The four-day programme includes cultural dance performances, academic presentations, film screenings, workshops and panel discussions, all centred on celebrating and reflecting on our collective heritage.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Event details:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Date: 29 September to 2 October 2025<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Time: Please refer to the programme attached<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Venue: Humanities Building, Central Campus<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We invite staff, students and the broader community to join us in honouring and celebrating our shared heritage.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Faculty of Humanities, in collaboration with Dit is \u2019n Noord-Kaap Ding (DINK), invites you to the 2025 Heritage Month Celebration. Kindly see programme here. 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