The 2012 Heritage Day celebration will be celebrated under the theme 'Celebrating the Heroes and Heroines of the Liberation Struggle in South Africa'.
The celebration will take place under the following objectives:
- Creating awareness of Liberation Heritage through oral history narrations, exhibitions, poetry, dance, songs and site visits in order to preserve our collective memory and promote national identity;
- Promoting names of iconic figures and collective memories of our past history and present forms part of the South African Liberation Heritage;
- Celebrating our proximity to great leaders of our land who are internationally recognised and held in high esteem and stature; and
- Using the Liberation Heritage as a vehicle to foster social cohesion, nation building, economic development, inclusive citizenship and an end to xenophobia and homophobia.
Our heritage is unique and precious and it cannot be renewed. It helps us to define our cultural identity and therefore lies at the heart of our spiritual well-being and has the power to build our nation. It has the potential to affirm our diverse cultures and in so doing shape our national character.
Our heritage celebrates our achievements and contributes to redress past inequities. It educates, it deepens our understanding of society and encourages us to empathise with the experience of others.
Celebration of heritage day present an opportunity for us to reflect on our achievements as well as to take stock of the challenges confronted. It should help to bring our people together and improve the public image and awareness. The celebration should allow people to express their appreciation of their heritage through dance, songs and performances of traditional rituals.
The 2012 Heritage Day celebration in the Free State will take place as follows:
Date: 24 September 2012
Time: 09h00
Venue: Ficksburg Showgrounds, Ficksburg (Setsoto Local Municipality)
The programme will be characterised by cultural activities which include performances by: Apollo Ntabanyane; Paul Lechalaba; Teboho & Friends and several other cultural groups from Setsoto Local Municipality.
The programme of the 24th September will be preceded by a Razzmatazz build-up programme which will feature artists and personalities such as Ba2cada; DJ Budda; Kreo; Allayen and local groups from within the local municipality.
Your media house is cordially invited.
Media Enquiries:
Tankiso Zola
Cell: 082 940 2392
Tel: 051 4104742/4786/4719
E-mail: tankiso@sacr.fs.gov.za
General Enquiries:
Vincent Khetha
Cell: 0823420004
Tel: 051 410 4829/4738
E-mail: kethav@sacr.fs.gov.za
