16 June 1976: 'This is our day'
It is a day violently etched on the South African collective conscience. Commemorated over 30 years later as Youth Day, an official holiday, it is the day that honours the deaths of hundreds of Soweto schoolchildren, a day that changed the course of the country's history: 16 June 1976.
A short history of South Africa
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.
Sarah Baartman to be honoured
South Africa is to honour Sarah Baartman - who was displayed as a sideshow attraction in 19th century Europe under the name "Hottentot Venus" - by establishing a centre of remembrance, human rights memorial and Khoi-San Heritage Route in the Eastern Cape.
South Africa's Freedom Park
As the country celebrates Heritage Month, South Africans have an opportunity to reflect on the country's collective heritage by visiting Freedom Park in Pretoria, a remarkable monument that tells the tale of South Africa's diverse heritage in a visual and interactive way.
Liliesleaf: one day back in '63
Liliesleaf Farm, home of the ANC leadership in the early 1960s and the scene of the arrest of the Rivonia trialists, has opened as a museum. Denis Goldberg, one of the surviving trialists, and Bob Hepple, who escaped before the trial, reminisce about one of the key moments in South Africa's history.
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