Ten years ago, the apartheid system in South Africa came undone when the country held its first democratic election. The Center for Black Diaspora at DePaul University has organized a series of programs, “Imagined South Africa: Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Democracy in South Africa,” in celebration of the end of apartheid.

Adebe Zegeye, professor of sociology at the University of South Africa and director of UNISA Press, will give a lecture on “The Making of a Real Democracy in South Africa” Sept. 15 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Richardson Library, 2350 N. Kenmore Ave., Room 400.

A book fair – featuring new titles pertaining to the question of democracy in South Africa – will be held Sept. 15 and 16 in the Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 120B. The books that will be available represent recent releases of the University of South Africa Press. The collection presents multiple responses surrounding the contradictions and challenges of 10 years of democracy in South Africa.

Two photo exhibitions also will mark the celebration of the dismantling of apartheid in South Africa.

“Cape Flats Details: Art and Life in the Townships of Cape Town” will be exhibited in the DePaul Art Museum’s North Gallery from Sept. 24 to Nov. 23. Cape Flats is a collection of photographs taken of the northerly wetlands region that forms a large part of metropolitan Cape Town. The area – once uninhabitable – is today home to close to one million people. Photographer Chris Ledochowski has captured expressions of townships in transition. His images detail the movement away from the perception of townships as bleak and colorless to places that nurtured creativity, hope and tradition.

“Amulets and Dreams: War, Youth and Change in Africa,” will be exhibited Sept. 15 through Dec. 3 in the Schmitt Academic Center, 2320 N. Kenmore Ave., Room 551. The exhibition is composed of reproductions of the photography of Guy Tillim and Omar Badsha, two South African lens men, who shot the ravages of civil war outside of their native country. Their images provide an intimate portrait of the impact armed conflicts have had on the children of Sierra Leone, Angola, Mozambique, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Burundi.

Two films also have been scheduled as part of the examination and celebration of democracy in South Africa.

“Apartheid Did Not Die,” John Pilger’s controversial documentary that questions what has really changed in South Africa, will be shown Sept. 23 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave., Room 120B.

“Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony,” Lee Hirsch’s documentary that highlights the role that music played in the South African struggle against apartheid, will be shown Sept. 30, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Student Center, Room 120B.

Discussions of the films will follow the screenings.

All programs of “Imagining South Africa” are free and open to the public. For more information about the events of this program or future programs of the Center for Black Diaspora, visit the center’s Web site at http://condor.depaul.edu/~diaspora/ .