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ArticleHeritage day, Braai Day or Shaka Day: Whose Heritage is it Anyway?
… Background Heritage Day is one of the newly created South African public … of South Africa. The question of National or Cultural heritage is, however, not…
EventFirst celebration of National Heritage Day
… Heritage Day is one of the newly created South African public holidays. It is a day in which all are encouraged to celebrate their cultural … could observe…
EventNational Heritage Day celebrates South African cultural diversity
… National Heritage Day is one of the newly created South African public holidays. The day was previously known as Shaka Day, and was celebrated in kwazulu…
ArchiveHeritage Day: 24 September 1996
… Heritage Day: 24 September 1996 …
Heritage Day. Public holiday in SA.
… Heritage Day. Public holiday in SA. …
ANC statement on the Heritage Day, 24 September 2014
… and historic experiences to celebrate our collective heritage that defines us as nation. As we celebrate this day let us do so with high regard of the…
Address by President Mandela on Heritage Day Robben Island, 24 September 1997
… even more that we are gathered to celebrate our joint heritage as a nation, to acknowledge this heritage in the context of our commitment to Democracy, ……
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of Heritage Day, Cape Town
… to be with you here today when the nation celebrates Heritage Day. On behalf of the government I send our warmest greetings … all the teams, the very best in…
ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
… Constructing Heritage and Heritage Resources Heritage – our past, and where we come … In 1888, Cecil John Rhodes occupied the area of present-day Zimbabwe…
BiographyMichael Gagashe Zondi
… 15 March 2008. Curriculum Vitae Exhibitions 1961 (Republic Day exhibition ”” group). 1962 DAM (Black Artists). 1963 … 1978 Residence of the French Ambassador…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the monument to Enoch Sontonga on heritage day Johannesburg, 23 September 1996
… at the unveiling of the monument to Enoch Sontonga on heritage day Johannesburg, 23 September 1996 …
BiographyPatric Tariq Mellet
… mid-1960s Tariq started a life-long interest in slavery heritage when introduced, by a nun, to the story of the … European settlers. He prefers the non…
BiographyImam Abdullah Haron
… Caledon Square. This was the Muslim 12 Rabi'al-Awwal, the day when the community was preparing to commemorate the birth … and his gravesite were officially…
BiographyMary Agnes Stainbank
… her sculptures did not appeal to the buying public of the day. During the Second World War, Stainbank worked in a … Africa to have remained intact. As such,…
Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the Occasion of the Celebration of National Heritage Day, Galeshewe, Kimberley, 24 September 2004
… Mbeki, on the Occasion of the Celebration of National Heritage Day, Galeshewe, Kimberley, 24 September 2004 …
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
… Scientific and Cultural Organization) has listed 135 World Heritage Sites within the continent. South Africa has eight … uses images from the Wikipedia…
BiographyDJ Ready D (Deon Daniels)
… . Indeed, the album very nearly did not see the light of day. When recording Age of Truth in Boputhaswana, at a state … [1] Interview with Dan Corder, “DJ…
BiographyEnoch Mankayi Sontonga
… became our official national song. On 24 September 1996, Heritage Day, the grave of Enoch Sontonga was declared a national … the extent that he would predict…
BiographyElza Miles (Botha)
… groups, Miles did her first scrap book in 1947. To this day, she pursues this activity which may account for her … the Department of Arts and Culture and…
David Pratt
… strongly with the British Empire and his British heritage. He was strongly opposed to Afrikaner Nationalism … journalist referred to as ‘a popular…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… Forgotten People of Simon’s Town”. [1] Formed in 1998, the Heritage Museum in Simon’s Town is a treasure trove of local … is to let the younger people know…
BiographyViolet Weinberg
… to be detained in Johannesburg Fort Prison, under the 90 day Detention Act , for a pro-ANC slogan she painted in 1964. … the artists, Hannelie Coetzee,…
BiographyPitika Ntuli
… Poetry (2014). Ntuli uses symbolism between his African heritage and modern Western values to create a dialogue. He … yet the shadows that are cast as by the…
ArchiveThe Tay Bridge Disaster by Peter Ball (The Heritage Portal), 24 September 2016
… too far as the engineering knowledge and technology of the day was found to be wanting. It took the shock of the … The Tay Bridge Disaster by Peter Ball (The…
BiographyAugust Aime Balkema
… the most eminent Dutch typographer and calligrapher of his day. (At the time his home was also a refuge for Jews.) When … about, but he also taught them to…
BiographyArchie Mafeje
… In August 1968 an estimated 600 students began a nine day occupation of the Bremner Building demanding the … person of intellect and guidance. With regards…
BiographyGünther Komnick
… and Zanzibar. The images he created reflect the ancient heritage and stark landscapes of Egypt, Jordan and Syria, to … At the time lithographers were the…
BiographySimon van der Stel
… was the daughter of Hendrik Lievens of Batavia (present-day Jakarta) and Monica of the Coromondel, who is also known … the Namaqualand region (an area…
BiographyIsaac ‘Ike’ Osler Horvitch
… holiday village in Portugal. He was also the keeper of the heritage of Isaac Rosenberg, the First World War poet and … and consolidated its opposition. The…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… few Voortrekkers, but the Voortrekkers won the battle. The day became a very important day for Afrikaners. Before 1994, it was a public holiday called the…