| © 2017 South Africa - The Good News What makes us…..us? In the context of our heritage, our complex history, our ’94 transition, our heritage ……I thought about it……. and jotted the following: We sing rhythmically no matter the occasion
We humour collectively no matter the circumstance
We befriend sincerely no matter the who
We braai generously no matter the when
We appreciate beauty no matter the where
We engage diversity no matter the what
We share our democracy no matter the news
We grieve united no matter the cause
We resent corruption no matter the perpetrator
We loathe crime no matter the miscreant.
...[read more] Share real stories (not fake news) this Heritage Month This Heritage Month, to help promote understanding, trust and reconciliation, social change NGO Heartlines, is encouraging members of the public to share their personal stories. Inspired by their recent film, Beyond The River, the values-inspired campaign called What’s Your Story, will address ideas around culture, identity and racial stereotypes. “The Bell Pottinger scandal made South Africans wake up and see that we need to take charge of our South African narrative. If we don’t stop to ask, listen and tell our own stories, ones that promote tolerance and understanding, more Bell Pottingers will fill the gaps with stories that breed ignorance and fear. Fake news is an unfortunate reality,” says Heartlines’ CEO, Dr Garth Japhet. We are all guardians of our collective culture – we have a responsibility to share and safeguard it. Heritage Month is the perfect time for all South Africans to reflect on the current narrative around culture and who owns it. That’s why mass media campaigns like What’s Your Story? are so important – they empower ordinary South Africans to share ideas around culture and identity and by so doing create new narratives.
...[read more] HERITAGE DAY: A FUN GAME to ‘OWN IT’. As Heritage Day is coming up on the 24th, South Africa’s own version of the popular Monopoly board game – Monopoly Mzansi wanted to share some fun facts about the special places that make South Africa so great. Did you know the shoes on the statue of Nelson Mandela in Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton are almost 1m in length or that Vilakazi Street (another location featured on the board) is the only street in the world that has housed two Nobel laureates.
...[read more] THIS WEEK'S FAST FACT Heritage Proudly South African: 70% of South African adults find the statement ‘I am proud to be South African’ very applicable and a further 20% find it somewhat applicable.
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