The incident at Sharpeville, on 21st March, 1960 in South Africa, was one of the watershed moments in the South African body politik. Just immediately after the Sharpeville massacre, all political parties, including the African National Congress, were banned. It was at this point in the history of the struggle for the freedom of the majority in South Africa, that families were separated.

“Our Heritage is a program that seeks to promote and accommodate the debates regarding the preservation of our rich natural and cultural heritage, which is so often threatened by ignorance or avarice. Africa needs to champion its own cause by sustaining the indigenous knowledge systems that exist within the African people themselves. We will also engage intellectuals who will build on scientific facts.”

“Our Heritage is a program that seeks to promote and accommodate the debates regarding the preservation of our rich natural and cultural heritage, which is so often threatened by ignorance or avarice.