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13th Ungasali Storytelling Festival | Echoes of Tomorrow: Stories Shaping the Future

13th Ungasali Storytelling FestivalEchoes of Tomorrow: Stories Shaping the Future Freedom Park’s 13th Ungasali Storytelling Festival returns with a powerful live performance experience that brings...

UNGASALI STORYTELLING FESTIVAL: CALL FOR ENTRIES

Ungasali Storytelling Festival: Call for Entries Storytelling has always been central to how we remember, learn and imagine the future. The Ungasali Storytelling Festival continues this tradition by...

GALLERY OF LEADERS BOOK

Freedom Park Gallery Of Leaders Book...

MINISTER OF SPORTS, ARTS AND CULTURE, MR GAYTON MCKENZIE, TO OFFICIALLY LAUNCH THE GALLERY OF LEADERS AT FREEDOM PARK

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr. Gayton McKenzie, to officially launch the Gallery of Leaders at Freedom Park. Freedom Park is honoured to announce that the Minister of Sport, Arts and...

 THE SACREDNESS OF THABA SIONE: PROTECTING THE SPIRIT OF A LIVING LANDSCAPE

 The Sacredness of Thaba Sione: Protecting the Spirit of a Living Landscape By Kgomotso Phillips Researcher, Freedom Park Heritage Site, Salvokop, Pretoria Across the North West Province lies a...

HERITAGE IN OUR HANDS: FREEDOM PARK HOSTS HERITAGE MONTH ROUNDTABLE

 Heritage in Our Hands: Freedom Park Hosts Heritage Month Roundtable As South Africa celebrates Heritage Month, Freedom Park will host a roundtable discussion under the theme “Heritage in Our...

CELEBRATE HERITAGE DAY AT FREEDOM PARK

 Celebrate Heritage Day At Freedom Park This year, we are hosting a Freedom Park Heritage Open Day under the national theme: “Reimagine Our Heritage Institutions for a New Era.”Date: 24 September...

FREEDOM PARK: WHERE ARCHITECTURE AND HERITAGE INTERTWINE

 Freedom Park: Where Architecture and Heritage Intertwine Perched on Salvokop Hill in Pretoria, Freedom Park is not only a national monument but also a living canvas where architecture and heritage...

 INZALO YE LANGA: BIRTH OF THE SUN AND THE SPIRIT OF FREEDOM PARK

 Inzalo ye Langa: Birth of the Sun and the Spirit of Freedom Park Across the vast landscape of African cosmology, few symbols shine with as much power and meaning as Inzalo ye Langa – “the Birthplace...

FREEDOM PARK WINS PRESTIGIOUS OUTSTANDING CULCURAL LANDSCAPE AWARD AT THE 2025 NATIONAL ARTS & CULTURE AWARDS

Freedom Park Wins Prestigious Outstanding Cultural Landscape Award atthe 2025 National Arts & Culture Awards Pretoria, South Africa – Freedom Park has once again solidified its place as a...

FREEDOM PARK TO HOST WOMEN ‘S MONTH DIALOGUE 2025

 Freedom Park to Host Women’s Month Dialogue 2025 Theme: “Every Time a Woman Cries, a Vein Tears in Her Heart” Pretoria – Freedom Park, the national heritage site and living monument, will host...

GETRUDE SHOPE: A TRAILBLAZER’S JOURNEY

Gertrude Shope: A Trailblazer’s Journey National Women’s Day in South Africa is celebrated annually on August 9th to commemorate the historic march of approximately 20,000 women to the...

CELEBRATE WOMEN ‘S DAY AT FREEDOM PARK

Celebrate Women’s Day at Freedom ParkDate: 9 August 2025Free Entry for All WomenTime: 08:30 – 16:00Venue: Freedom Park Heritage Site, Salvokop, Pretoria As South Africa commemorates Women’s Day on 9...

702 WALK THE TALK RETURNS IN 2025 — FREEDOM PARK JOINS IN CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SPIRIT

702 Walk the Talk Returns in 2025 — Freedom Park Joins in Celebrating 45 Years of Community Spirit The iconic 702 Walk the Talk is making a powerful comeback on Sunday, 27 July 2025, marking 702’s...

ECHOES OF YOUTH RESISTANCE : FROM 1976 TO NOW

Echoes of Youth Resistance: From 1976 to Now You are cordially invited to attend and cover Freedom Park’s Youth Dialogue titled “Echoes of YouthResistance: From 1976 to Now”, an intergenerational...

HONOURING THE SPIRIT OF YOUTH ON 16 JUNE AT FREEDOM PARK

Honouring the Spirit of Youth on 16 June at Freedom Park On Monday, 16 June 2025, Freedom Park will mark Youth Day with an Open Day dedicated tohonouring the legacy of the young people who stood...

STATEMENT ON THE RETURN OF KHOI AND SAN ANCESTRAL HUMAN REMAINS AND THE REPATRIATION OF THOSE WHO DIED IN EXILE.pdf

STATEMENT ON THE RETURN OF KHOI AND SAN ANCESTRAL HUMAN REMAINS AND THE REPATRIATION OF THOSE WHO DIED IN EXILE.pdf The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC), in close partnership with...

MINISTER GAYTON MCKENZIE AND DEPUTY MINISTER PEACE MABE TO HOST BRIEFING ON PREPATRIATION OF ANCESTRAL AND EXILE REMIANS

MINISTER GAYTON MCKENZIE AND DEPUTY MINISTER PEACE MABE TOHOST PRESS BRIEFING ON REPATRIATION OF ANCESTRAL AND EXILEREMAINS The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr Gayton Mckenzie and Deputy...