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THE ROLE OF MUNICIPALITIES IN PROMOTING OUR HERITAGE

2026-09-24

South Africa’s cultural and linguistic heritage depends on public spaces where communities can learn, gather and pass traditions from one generation to the next. Municipalities have an important role in maintaining the local facilities and public spaces that help make these constitutional rights meaningful in everyday life. As Heritage Month and the local government elections approach, communities should demand clear accountability for how these spaces are maintained, funded and protected.

THE CCTSA WINS CULTURAL AWARD

2026-09-10

The Centre for the Constitutional Transformation of South Africa (CCTSA) is delighted to announce that it was named winner of the Heritage, Memory and Identity category at this year’s Western Cape Cultural Affairs Awards, held in Cape Town on 9 September 2026. The CCTSA is dedicated to telling the story of South Africa’s constitutional journey. The awards, hosted annually by the Western Cape Government’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, recognise individuals and organisations that make a meaningful contribution to the cultural, linguistic and heritage life of the province.

CELEBRATING DIVERSITY THIS HERITAGE DAY

2022-09-23

Celebrated annually on 24 September since 1994, Heritage Day recognises and celebrates the diversity of South Africa’s ‘Rainbow Nation’. Our Constitution assures South Africans’ rights

ARTICLE: A HERITAGE UNDER STRAIN

2017-09-22

As the country braces for a long weekend, the Heritage Day public holiday will give us pause from work but sadly not from an increasingly brittle political, economic and social climate.

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THE ROLE OF MUNICIPALITIES IN PROMOTING OUR HERITAGE

THE CCTSA WINS CULTURAL AWARD

CELEBRATING DIVERSITY THIS HERITAGE DAY

ARTICLE: A HERITAGE UNDER STRAIN

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