SA Freedom, Voortrekker sites 'reconcile'

Thousands of South Africans and Mozambicans gathered in Mbuzini in South Africa's Mpumalanga province on Monday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of Mozambique's first democratic president, Samora Machel.

Take a brief tour through the rich, dramatic history of South Africa: from the earliest inhabitants through colonisation to the discovery of diamonds and gold – and the war that followed; from the formation and evolution of black resistance, through three decades of crisis to the eventual death of apartheid.

South Africa has begun work on a series of museums and monuments, together forming a National Liberation Heritage Route, to honour the women and men who fought against apartheid.

People in Gauteng province can take the opportunity to reflect on South Africa's heritage on the Heritage Day weekend by visiting Freedom Park, a remarkable museum and memorial that tells South Africa's rich, diverse history in a visual and interactive way.