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Celebrating resistance and cultural identity

September 25, 2025

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The Star

SEPTEMBER is Heritage Month in South Africa, and yesterday recognised as Heritage Day.

- AWAM MAVIMBELA

Celebrating resistance and cultural identity

This is a period set aside to honour the diverse cultures, traditions, and histories that make up the nation. Heritage, in its intellectual and cultural definition, is more than the preservation of monuments, artefacts, or rituals.

It is the living memory of a people, the values, languages, practices, history, and struggles that define their collective identity and shape their sense of belonging. However, the foundation on which these celebrations are built is profoundly shaky. As a result, Heritage Month often risks becoming a hollow ritual, celebrating fragments of cultural identity while leaving the deeper truths of African heritage buried beneath colonial distortions.

Heritage embodies the intangible and tangible legacies passed from one generation to another, ensuring that history is not erased but rather carried forward as a foundation for future existence. In the African context, heritage is not static; it is the dynamic intersection of memory, struggle, and survival against forces that sought to obliterate identity.

When reflecting on South Africa's Heritage Day, it is important to recognise that heritage does not only consist of music, dance, or food traditions. It is equally the memory of wars, battles, and sacrifices that were waged to protect African identity from erasure.

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