September is Heritage Month, and this year the National Department of Arts and Culture have chosen the theme of "Celebrating the Heroes and Heroines of the Liberation Struggle in South Africa" as this year's collective reflection point. 'Heritage' has a host of meanings, be it your geneology, culture, or affiliations to specific places or things, and because of the way history has been recorded and experienced, 'heritage' is understood differently across the spectrum of South African 'culture' - making 'heritage celebrations' an important platform for communication, and a time to reflect on the past. This year's theme is perfectly apt, especially in the wake of the Julius Malema trial and they way that groups, like the ANC Youth League, are appropriating certain aspects and attitudes of South Africa's recent history to politicise comtemporary issues.
What does Heritage mean to you? Tell somebody and keep the lessons of the past alive.
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