BY Obakeng Maje

The 2012 North West Provincial Heritage Day celebrations will be held at Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District in Taung on September 28.

This year’s theme is “Celebrating the Heroes and Heroines of the Liberation Struggle in South Africa”, which reconnects the nation with its rich and diverse collective liberation heritage. 

The aim of this year’s celebrations is to create awareness through educational programmes, dialogues, and other public activities on the importance of Liberation Heritage as a vehicle to foster social cohesion, nation building, economic development and inclusive citizenship. 

“This year we would like to honour our Heroes and Heroines, those who fought for our liberation, people like mme Thandi Modise, Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Rre Ngaka Modiri Molema and many others,” said MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture, Mme Tebogo Modise. 

“As South Africa matures and settles into its post-liberation era, a huge risk exists that the country might forget about the critical liberation milestones that have mapped the way to the freedom that the country and its people currently enjoy” Modise said.

Important information that resides with the custodians, struggle veterans and communities that have experienced historic events, may end up undocumented, if not attended to in the next few years.”

The event will feature various arts and culture activities.

The formal programme will be held at Buxton Sports Grounds, from 10h00.

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