Political parties celebrate Heritage Day

By Akani Nkuna

Political parties have marked Heritage Day by celebrating South Africa’s diverse cultural heritage, while the ANC has called for greater integration among the country’s different cultures, emphasising mutual respect and a strong commitment to the Constitution.

In a statement on Thursday, ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu highlighted that this year’s Heritage Celebrations came at a time when the country faces mischaracterisation by external forces seeking to impose a notion that the population struggles to co-exist in harmony, saying that the ANC rejects such claims and calls for the citizens to unite.

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“We must firmly reject the idea that diversity must mean division. South Africa’s history teaches us that our strength lies in integration, mutual respect and a shared constitutional compact,” she said.

“The principle that South Africa belongs to all who live in it,