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What is Coloured Culture? A Journey of Identity, Heritage, and Community

By Ragheema Mclean As Heritage Month in South Africa comes to a close, it’s important to reflect on and celebrate the country’s diverse cultures. For many communities, this month offers a time to celebrate their distinct traditions, customs, and histories. However, the month also raises a challenging question for many people within the Coloured community: What is Coloured Heritage and Culture? Coloured identity and heritage have long been subject to […]

today30 September 2024

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Zulu maidens excited to take part in Heritage Day celebrations

A group of Zulu maidens from KwaMashu in Durban say they are excited to be part of the Heritage Day celebrations at the Princess Magogo Stadium today. Such groups of maidens are best known for their participation in the annual Reed Dance and the values of purity they espouse. According to the maidens’ minder, Thandi Mvelase, during the year, groups of girls meet to share ideas with each other maiden […]

today24 September 2023

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Tana Baru Trust hosts free tour on Heritage Day

With Heritage Day beckoning, the Tana Baru Trust will host its free Public Participation Day to create awareness around the historical and symbolic significance of the site. According to Chairman of the Tana Baru Trust, Dr M Aadil Bassier the aim is to ‘conscientize Cape Muslims’. The public will be treated to 45-minute tours of the precinct where ten stations of interest will be highlighted accordingly. Gentle climbing is involved […]

today20 September 2023

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The Voice of the Cape announces its official launch of the new studio

By Kouthar Sambo Nearly three decades since its inception, Voice of the Cape Radio has announced the official launch of the brand new studio on Sunday, 24 September (2023). Speaking on VOC’S Breakfast show this morning, VOC’s station manager Goolam Fakier said after years of planning and hiccups, the new studios are ready to roll out. “Covid gave us a knock like every other business, and besides financially being affected […]

today15 September 2023

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National Open Mosque Day on Heritage Day

As South Africans mark Heritage Day on Sunday 24th September, there are calls for the Muslim community to open up their sacred spaces to people of other faiths to demystify Islam and encourage interfaith learning and tolerance. The idea was sparked by the South African Muslim Network (Samnet), as an initiative to educate South Africans on Islam and Muslims. National Mosque Open Day will be marked on Sunday between 2pm […]

today23 September 2017

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