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PICS: Our past must be safeguarded in our places of memory 04 May 2021
Comments JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 7: Nelson Mandelas room at Liliesleaf Farm on December 7, 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa. This is where the Mkhonto weSizwe was born. (Photo by Gallo Images / Sunday Times / Muntu Vilakazi).
Part of our collective heritage are the places of memory representing the people who, through struggle and sacrifice, liberated South Africa from the yoke of apartheid and oppression.
It is an indictment on our current leadership that so many places of heritage are neglected and in various stages of disrepair. Last month, it was reported that Robben Island, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1999, is falling into disrepair. Also last month as politicians hit the pavements to make speeches about Charlotte Mxeke’s 150
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Can you help Liliesleaf Farm â an icon of freedom â stay open?
3 May 2021 7:30 PM
Nicholas Wolpe (founder, Liliesleaf Trust) appeals for donations to save heritage sites.
In the 1960s, the ANC used Liliesleaf Farm in the north of Johannesburg as a safe house.
Police raided the farm in 1963 and arrested more than a dozen leaders and activists, who were tried and prosecuted during the Rivonia Trial.
It is now a museum and heritage site.
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Wolpe appealed to companies and individuals to donate money to save heritage sites.
Since lockdown, our income has dropped to zero⦠We struggle to secure funding from the government and corporate sectorâ¦
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