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The Constitution ensures the protection and promotion of every citizen’s unique heritage
It’s a way to preserve our heritage, celebrate and teach youngsters the lyrics of our sacred songs
‘Heritage is a continuum of past, present and future’
Creativity is the ability to put old things together in new ways. We should do the same with heritage
A new recipe book, ‘Blackouts and Boerewors’, is fire, if you’re inclined towards the complex
South African leaders mitigate against brain drain and other challenges with bold thinking, innovation and growth focus. We need to make sure we have a heritage worth celebrating…
Anita Hermanus offers free walking tours through the streets of Cape Town, the Bo-Kaap and Athlone relating detailed anecdotes of the heroes and history
It is both inward and outward-looking … showing we care for each other should carry more weight than wearing traditional clothing
With so much attention given to heritage this month, why are South Africans generally not very interested in debates concerning what should be commemorated
By not considering the heritage of the people advertising agencies communicate with, we create work and shape brands that are irrelevant, inappropriate, offensive and meaningless
Acknowledging the plurality of perspectives, opinions, priorities, emotions and interests of the different travelers on our transformation road is vital
Let us critically think about what it is that we are celebrating, especially while the younger generation is losing touch with their mother tongue.
We are able to achieve meaningful social change better, and faster, if we act together
Our economy may have doubled since 1994, but this growth has not trickled down to improve the livelihoods of the majority of South Africans
The memory of the influential former leader of the Pan-Africanist Congress has been shunted to the margins in the country’s sham democracy
Transforming the symbols of apartheid violence is not the endpoint of addressing our heritage
Understanding and being able to work with different people is a globally sought-after skill
Literacy in South Africa has to improve if people are to have a better quality of life
It has awoken in me a sense of pride and dignity I had no idea I had lost from all those many years of being erased in international public discourse
