Culture and history
A legacy for the African rhino
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- 15 October 2012
More and more South Africans, from artists to celebrities and ordinary people, are coming forward with their innovative contributions to the battle against rhino poaching.
• Giving rhinos a voice through art
Macufe film week returns
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- 09 October 2012
Organisers of the Mangaung African Cultural Festival Film Week are expecting a large turnout for this year's event, the second in a row, after the success of the inaugural event.
• Future of SA’s arts in good hands
South African panning team brings home the gold
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- 09 October 2012
South Africa’s gold panning team has claimed first position and 16 medals at the 2012 World Gold Panning Championships, which took place in the historic town of Pilgrim’s Rest in Mpumalanga where gold was first discovered in 1873.
• Green light for titanium powder pilot
Africa takes charge of its heritage
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- 03 October 2012
Participants at Africa’s first-ever international world heritage conference, held under the auspices of the Unesco World Heritage Centre, have declared the event to be a success.
•World heritage in South Africa
Historic Soweto township turns 80
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- 25 September 2012
Soweto’s historic Orlando East township has a host of events lined up until the end of 2012 to celebrate its 80th year of existence.
• Celebrating Soweto’s heritage
Capturing our heritage on camera
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- 14 September 2012
South Africa is one of 35 countries participating in a global heritage photography competition, and during September, Heritage Month, citizens are encouraged to visit heritage sites, photograph them and enter them into the project.
• Photos to promote social dialogue
Photos to promote social dialogue
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- 12 September 2012
Through the lenses of a group of French and South African photographers, the Social Landscape Project is gathering images that capture what South Africans think about issues around land, ownership and belonging.
• Liliesleaf: keeping the memory alive
