Jones was arrested along with Biko as they were travelling to Cape Town in August 1977 and were both tortured and interrogated by apartheid security police The man who was arrested with Steve Biko and was the last person to see him alive, Peter Cyril Jones, has died. This was[…]
LOCAL President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the national Heritage Day celebrations at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Saturday. The event celebrates South Africa’s indigenous music and its immense contribution to sports, arts, culture and heritage. It will be preceded by a parade to be addressed by the President. This year’s theme pays tribute[…]
Nelson Mandela’s eldest daughter, Makaziwe Mandela-Amuah, has begun a legal battle with the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) over the sale of her father’s objects. According to Mandela-Amuah the agency is acting against its functions in its claim to her private property. The agency and the Department of Arts[…]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis After nearly 37 years since the Trojan Horse Massacre rocked the shores of Cape Town and beyond, the Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Anroux Marais, unveiled that the site has now been granted Provincial Heritage status. The location in Thornton Road, Athlone will[…]
With Muslims globally preparing for the auspicious month of Ramadaan, closer to home, a handful of Cape Malay traditions is being exhibited at the Castle of Goodhope in the Cape Town CBD by Tashneem Abrahams under the title ‘The Preservation of Cape Malay Culture and Tradition’. The display has been[…]
At the tail end of heritage month, former Claremont resident, 79-year-old Abdullah Abdullah shared his glorious childhood memories and what has moulded into his heritage with VOC journalist Aneeqa du Plessis. A nostalgic Abdullah travelled back in time to Stegman road in Claremont, 60 years ago before apartheid and all[…]
As South Africa celebrated a historically different Heritage Day in 2020, the Muslim community in the Western Cape is being urged to add their voice to calls for the Cape Town Kramats to be declared National Heritage Sites. It comes after the Cape Mazaar Society and Vidamemoria heritage agency initiated[…]
Heritage Day is a South African public holiday celebrated annually on 24 September. On this day, citizens are encouraged to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people. For 77-year-old sports aficionado, Rushdi Majiet,[…]
Residents and ratepayers of Green Point have submitted a proposal that aims to declare the popular Green Point Common a heritage site. According to Councillor Dave Bryant, the proposal was submitted by the Green Point Ratepayers Association (GPRA). “The GPRRA and heritage officials at the City of Cape Town have[…]
The highly anticipated Golden Hour Luncheon was yet another success this year, as guests were treated to true Cape Malay Tradition during Heritage Month 2019. The Belgravia High School Hall in Athlone was abuzz on Saturday, as the over 900 guests came dressed to the nines for an afternoon of[…]
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