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inDrive celebrates Heritage month with empowering Ubuntu session for drivers

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GOOD NEWS for Braai Day: Prices drop ahead of long weekend

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Motoring

inDrive celebrates Heritage month with empowering Ubuntu session for drivers

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WATCH: Tell me you’re South African without telling me …

Good news for Braai Day
Business

GOOD NEWS for Braai Day: Prices drop ahead of long weekend

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Lifestyle

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage: Why we need to preserve important audiovisual material

By Erene Roux27-10-2019 07:00

UNESCO declared 27 October World Day for Audiovisual Heritage to raise awareness on the significance of Audiovisual Technology and to draw attention to the need to safeguard them.

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Hastings Mqhayi: The man who claims to be SA flag designer

By Andile Sicetsha26-09-2019 20:21

Mqhayi says he is not in it for the money but wants the Department of Arts & Culture, and the media, to give credit where it is due.

Heritage Day Northern Cape. Image: Twitter.com/the presidency
Namibia News

Ramaphosa: “Every language spoken in this country has equal value”

By Buhle Lindwa24-09-2019 17:12

Ramaphosa vows to preserve African languages as they were degraded during Apartheid.

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News

Ramaphosa gives Sho Madjozi a shout-out during Heritage Day speech

By Buhle Lindwa24-09-2019 13:45

Parliament has requested sign language to reach the status of an official language.

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News

Heritage Day: ANC, DA and EFF share their best wishes for South Africa

By Tom Head24-09-2019 12:54

We’ve had fire, spice and everything nice from the main Heritage Day statements shared by the ANC, DA and EFF this Tuesday. Here’s what they had to say.

Mmusi Maimane Heritage Day. Image: Twitter.com/DA
News

DA: “We overcame Apartheid together and crafted a Constitution”

By Buhle Lindwa24-09-2019 12:53

Mmusi Maimane: “While others seek to divide, the rest of us will look to the future.”

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News

SAHRC calls for unity and equality on Heritage Day

By (ANA) African News Agency24-09-2019 10:05

“We should all work to heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values.”

How Heritage Day became known as National Braai Day
Lifestyle

How Heritage Day became known as National Braai Day

By Junie Sihlangu24-09-2019 08:36

Which day do you think South Africans should support, Heritage or Braai Day – or is it all the same?

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Lifestyle

Here’s why we celebrate Heritage Day in South Africa

By Junie Sihlangu23-09-2019 18:30

How will you be celebrating Heritage Day this year?

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News

Heritage Day: Presidency starts with a book reading in African languages

By Buhle Lindwa23-09-2019 17:44

Ramaphosa will read books with students in African languages at the Sandile Present Community Library to kick-start Heritage Day Celebrations.

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Opinion

ANC MP draws standing ovation from DA for her defence of Afrikaans [video]

By Tom Head19-09-2019 18:25

Take a bow, ma’am: Vuyisile Malomane had Parliament on its feet with her Heritage Day speech, celebrating the need for Afrikaans and SA’s diverse culture.

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Food & Wine

Try these easy recipes for Heritage Day

By Cheryl Kahla19-09-2019 15:35

Heritage Day is just around the corner; a day when South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions.

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News

Why we celebrate September as Heritage Month in South Africa

By Buhle Lindwa01-09-2019 18:09

The country also has 17 national heritage sites.

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News

Solomon Mahlangu’s home to be declared a heritage site

By SAnews03-04-2019 17:35

South Africa gets a new heritage site.

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News

“That can’t be Madiba” – South Africans criticise Nelson Mandela statue

By Andile Sicetsha26-09-2018 15:12

A Nelson Mandela statue, erected in New York? “Haikhona mfana!”

South African heritage: Honori
Opinion

South African heritage: Honoring the San, our country’s First People

By Luke Daniel25-09-2018 08:55

Heritage Day isn’t all about braais and beers – it’s about remembering those who were here before us.

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News

EFF wants government to remove Die Stem from the National Anthem

By Luke Daniel25-09-2018 08:41

The EFF has issued a Heritage Day message to South Africans and the government.

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Video

Heritage Day: DA share stirring message of racial unity for SA [video]

By Tom Head24-09-2018 09:41

The DA have got it spot on with their message of togetherness, and couldn’t have shared it at a better time than Heritage Day.

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News

South African news today: Your headlines in five minutes, Monday 24 September

By Tom Head24-09-2018 07:36

The coup-plot has thickened with Jacob Zuma, who’s now visiting Qatar against South African protocol. Here are the headlines in South African news today.

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Lifestyle

Heritage Day: What’s the day about and where ‘Braai Day’ originated

By Alexis Haden23-09-2018 21:41

Heritage Day, Braai Day or Shaka Day. Depending on who you ask, 24 September means something different to South Africans. Here’s what you need to know about the public holiday.

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News

8 Things to do in and around Joburg this Heritage Day

By Erene Roux21-09-2018 13:14

Find out what’s happening in and around Johannesburg this Heritage Day. Whether you want to braai, relax or have a picnic, there’s something that just might pique your interest.

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Lifestyle

What does Heritage Day really mean to South Africans?

By Caryn Edwards27-09-2017 10:16

Apart from getting the day off work, what is Heritage Day really about, and why do we celebrate it?

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Lifestyle

How to celebrate Heritage Day for South Africans across the world

By Tom Head18-09-2017 13:36

Can’t be in South Africa? No stress, South Africa may come to you…

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Lifestyle

When are the remaining public holidays for South Africa in 2017?

By Tom Head05-09-2017 12:53

With just three months left of 2017, it’s important to know when you can have a worry-free lie in

Lace up your takkies and join
South Africans Abroad

Lace up your takkies and join Starfish for brekkie

By Caryn Edwards11-08-2017 11:41

Let’s celebrate Heritage Day together!

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