SA Freedom, Voortrekker sites 'reconcile'

SA Freedom, Voortrekker sites 'reconcile'

The opening of an access road between two previously divided South African institutions - Freedom Park and the Voortrekker Monument - will be among the highlights of this year's National Reconciliation Day celebrations on Friday.

Remembering Samora Machel

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.

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.

Liberation Route to honour heroes

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.

South Africa's Freedom Park

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.

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SA History Online

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South Africa's national flag

National flag

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South Africa's national anthem

National anthem

Uniting two anthems, five languages and over 49-million people.

South Africa's national symbols

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Nelson Mandela

Find out more about one of the great moral and political leaders of our time.

South Africa's World Heritage sites

World heritage

Eight World Heritage sites: places of "outstanding value to humanity".

Cultural experiences in South Africa

Heritage adventures

From galleries to rock art centres, museums to cultural villages - discover our rich heritage for yourself.

72 days that 
shaped South Africa

72 days that shaped South Africa

Just how "miraculous" was our transition to democracy? How close did we really come to civil war? Check out some press clippings of the 72 days leading up to SA's first democratic elections - and see how heavily the odds were stacked against "the rainbow nation".

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