Pretoria – Freedom Park is an untapped liberation heritage gem yet to be fully utilised by all South Africans, says the park’s acting CEO Jane Mufamadi.
Freedom Park was amongst many national and international exhibitors displaying products at Meetings Africa 2015 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
Freedom Park has inscribed more than 80 000 names of the country’s liberation heroes and heroines on the Wall of Names.
Struggle heroes JB Marks and Moses Kotane, whose remains will be repatriated from Russia in March, are among the names inscribed on the Wall of Names.
“This monument was proclaimed by Tata Madiba to honour the heroes and heroines of humanity and freedom and act as symbol for national reconciliation and nation building,” Mufamadi said.
Mufamadi said Freedom Park was in a better position to narrate the rich liberation history of South Africa, given its founding principles as a national memorial for humanity, freedom and the myriad of content gathered from all over the country, the African continent and the world.
“Freedom Park envisages soliciting solid partnerships with buyers or tour operators, especially now that the monument is in full operation,” Mufamadi said.
Freedom Park’s participation at Africa Meetings 2015 was an opportune moment because the national historic heritage monument recently opened a state-of-the-art museum called Hapo.
Hapo is a Khoi proverb meaning ‘a dream’. A dream is not a dream until it is shared by the entire community. – SAnews.gov.za
