South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) chief executive Veliswa Baduza says introducing heritage as a subject at schools will help make many young people aware of their history.
SAHRA is responsible for the maintenance of the 36 National Heritage sites located in eight of the nine provinces. Baduza says, “All the histories of the country and the stories of South Africans must be told.”
In April 2015, University of Cape Town’s (UCT) students’ embarked on a protest and demanded that the statue of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes be removed.
The SAHRA CEO has also urged all South Africans to respect and embrace other people’s history. She has called on parents to educate their children about their heritage and why it must be preserved.
In the olden days, people learnt about their history through story telling.
Baduza has called on the government to accelerate the heritage landscape of the country so that it can reflect the history of everyone living in South Africa
On Tuesday, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa launched the National Heritage Monument at the Groenkloof Nature Plaza in Pretoria.
The National Heritage Monument is now a heritage site that epitomises intangible aspects of inherited culture, a culture that will tell the South African story, and that will enable us to share the country’s diversity.
The minister says he hopes that this will propel people to continue working towards nation building and social cohesion.
Mthethwa unveiled the first 56 life size bronze statues of the 400 which will become part of South Africa’s cultural heritage landscape.
Baduza has called on the government to accelerate the heritage landscape of the country so that it can reflect the history of everyone living in South Africa.
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