Pretoria - As South Africa today marks Heritage Day, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to address the main Heritage Day celebrations in Kimberley, in the Northern Cape.
The national celebrations will take place at the Galeshewe Stadium under the theme, "Celebrating our Human Treasures by Asserting our African Identity”.
Government has called on all South Africans from all backgrounds to join these national celebrations as part of efforts to restore the dignity, citizenship and identity of all citizens.
“South Africans have a responsibility to celebrate this Heritage Day moving from the premise that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, united in its diversity,” said the Presidency.
The celebrations are in in line with the constitutional injunction to ensure that as a nation South Africa helps heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights.
It is also in line with laying the foundations for a democratic and open society in which government is based on the will of the people and every citizen is equally protected by law, as well as to improve the quality of life of all citizens and free the potential of each person.
It also aims to build a united and democratic South Africa able to take its rightful place as a sovereign state in the family of nations.
The main celebrations in Kimberly kick off at 9am with the Deputy President’s address expected later in the morning.
Government has called on citizens to promote their African identity by dressing up in their traditional outfits, to share knowledge of cultures and learn a new African language as part of celebrating the country’s living heritage. - SAnews.gov.za
