Advocate Sonwabile Mancotywa, CEO of the National Heritage Council, reflects on the meaning of Africa Day 2014 Africa Day, which falls on 25 May, had special significance for South Africans this year. As we celebrated 20 years of democracy, it gave us the opportunity to reflect...
Pretoria - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will issue a commemorative circulation R5 coin celebrating 20 Years of Democracy in South Africa. The coin has the “20 Years of Freedom” logo depicted on the reverse side instead of the usual image of the wildebeest on the bi-metal R5...
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In the midst of 20 years of democracy, the NHC officially celebrated its 10th anniversary on 08 April. The long-awaited Heritage Transformation Charter was handed over to the Arts and Culture Ministry at the Ditsong Cultural History Museum as part of the anniversary milestones. Heritage activists...
The plan to repatriate the human remains of David Stuurman from Sydney in Australia was anticipated to be realised during the month of April when South Africa launched celebrations of its twenty years of democracy on the 27th April 2014. The National Heritage Council (NHC)...
The University of South Africa (UNISA) renamed its landmark buildings in Pretoria after two struggle icons, during the Freedom month–April, to mark 20 years of democracy. The Vista Building will be named after Robert Sobukwe and the Vudec Building after Solomon Mahlangu. Sobukwe, the first President of...
The world celebrated International Monuments and Sites Day on 18 April 2014 under the theme "Heritage of Commemoration". The latest addition to the international monuments in South Africa is the towering statue of President Nelson Mandela at the historic Union Buildings in the capital city Pretoria. This day, which is...
On 18 March, Advocate Sonwabile Mancotywa CEO of the NHC gave an address at the Langa Massacre memorial lecture at Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. The fallen heroes and heroines who were killed on 21 March 1985 at Maduna Road, in KwaLanga, Uitenhage, where paid tribute to on the day. Not...
APHO SISUKA KHONA – 20 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY AND THE 1985 LANGA MASSACRE: WHAT DO THESE MEAN FOR US TODAY? Memorial Lecture by Advocate Sonwabile Mancotywa CEO, National Heritage Council 18 March 2014 Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality 1. Introduction Progamme Director, Honoured Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Comrades and Friends, I...
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