The National Heritage Council of South Africa (NHC) in collaboration with the Bathlaping Ba-Ga Mothibi and the North West Department of Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation, will host an Intergenerational Dialogue under the theme: Raise a Girl Child with Dignity... Read more

The National Heritage Council (NHC) of South Africa in partnership with Freedom Park Heritage Site and Museum, commemorated the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, led by the Minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture, Gayton McKenzie on 23 March 2025 in Pretoria.... Read more

As part of the Human Rights Month commemoration, the National Heritage Council (NHC), through the Resistance & Liberation Heritage Programme, actively participated in the Human Rights Festival hosted by Constitution Hill from March 20 to 23, 2025. This year’s festival,... Read more

The National Heritage Council (NHC) Chairperson, Mr Tau Masemola together with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Thabo Manetsi, represented South Africa’s commitment to global cultural diplomacy by attending the 10th General Assembly of the Global Public Diplomacy Network (GPDNet)... Read more

  The National Heritage Council of South Africa (NHC) celebrated the life and enduring legacy of Dr Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, one of South Africa’s foremost liberation icons, through a special Ubuntu Initiative held in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape. This initiative was... Read more

Annually March 21, South Africa commemorates Human Rights Day to honour the sacrifices and struggle of those who fought against the apartheid government during the liberation struggle for freedom, dignity and equality. The fateful day is grounded in the Sharpeville... Read more

This year is the Centenary of the 2.5 million years old Taung Child skull discovery with its legacy in Science and culture honoured throughout the year. The Australian anatomy professor Raymond Dart received a box shipped from a limestone quarry... Read more

Opinion Piece by Mr Khwezi Mpumlwana, Resistance and Liberation Heritage Route Programme Manager at the National Heritage Council   The ink had barely dried on the US executive statement alleging that South Africa is “doing terrible things and taking land... Read more

The NHC supported the pilot Mpumalanga African Storytelling Awards (MASA) founded by a non-profit organisation, Makhweyane Support Services, which were hosted on the eve of 31 January 2025 under the theme “Reigniting the tradition of African story telling”. The awards... Read more