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When:  10 December 2014

Where: Power FM; 98.7

Topic:   "Sustaining Identity in Diverse Society"

Time:   20h00 to 21h00

The Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, in partnership with SAHRA, the Modjadji Royal house, the Department of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs and the Kara Heritage Institute, will unveil the 5m-long Modjadji Dynasty Memorial on Friday, 05 December 2014 at Ga-Modjadji, Setlhakone village in the Greater Letaba local municipality.

The unveiling of the Modjadji Dynasty Memorial forms part of the Reconciliation Month Celebrations.

Writer: Peter Ramothwala

News Paper: New Age, Dated: 03 Wednesday 2014

Where: UNISA Radio, to tune-in; Kindly Visit: http://radio.unisa.ac.za/live

Topic:   Customary Law

Time:    09h00 to 09h45 am

Date:    04 December 2014

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Where: Lesedi FM

Topic:   Preferential Treatment of Prisoners

Time:     12h25- 12h30

Date:     Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Where: Power FM 98.7

Topic:  Tracing the role of women in African Communities

Time:   20h00 to 21h00

Date:   Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Date:    21 November 2014

Time:   09h30 to 15h00

Venue: Unit 65 Madiba Street

            Cnr Kgosi Mampuru and Madiba Street

            Pretoria Central 0002

 Radio Interview with Mr Jonas B Sibanyoni

Where: Power FM 98.7

Topic:   Customary Law and the Constitution of the Country

Time:    20h00- 21h00

Date:    12 November 2014

Radio Interview with Mr Mmualefe Ratawana known as"Rre Tawana"

Where: Star FM, 102.9 MHZ

Topic:   Traditional Healers and Traditional Medicines

Time:   20h00 to 21h00

Date:    12 November 2014

Where: Star Fm, 102.9 MHz

Topic:   Traditional Healers and Traditional Medicines

Time:    20:00 to 21:00 Pm

Date:    2014/11/05 

September 22, 2014 - Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. As part of the National Heritage Day celebrations in September 2014, Kara Heritage Institute held an African Renaissance seminar at the Kara Heritage Village.

The seminar comes at an important time as South Africa commemorates 20 years of independence, and citizens attempt to find an equilibrium between the challenges of a homogenized culture and their traditional African culture.

The nation also finds itself in the throes of increased foreign national presence, and competition for employment with immigrant Africans, often leading to xenophobic consequences. It indeed is time for South African to remember the afro centric principles of Ubuntu, which espouses that we are Africans first, as we were before borders demarcating nations were erected, and Africa, including South Africa, is indeed, for all Africans.

Speaking at the Seminar, Kara Heritage Institute founding President, Dr Mathole Motshekga said, "We need young people who are creative and talented to help us out of a situation that is intimidated." He went on to add that, "Everybody wants to be associated with the important people and this is unnecessary, we should be united as Africans."

General Manager of the National Heritage Council, Mr Thendo Ramagoma proposed that urbanized culture need not compete with the traditional African cultural practises, and that the answer lay with other Africans, when he said, "We can reclaim civilisation by preserving heritage and observing how are other African countries implementing this".

Professor Vasu Reddy, the Executive Director of the Human and Social Development Research Programme, summed up the solution to South Africa's socio cultural problems when he postulated that, "Social cohesion is like a glue that helps people to stick together and who we are and not something that will push us apart."

Other speakers included the Director of Research at the Africa Institute of South Africa, Professor Phindile Lukhele Olorunju, the Deputy Executive Director of the Human Sciences Research Council, Professor Alinah Segboye and the Director of International Relations at the Department of Arts and Culture, Mr Ruphus Matibe.

About Kara Heritage Institute

The Kara Heritage Institute is a Pretoria, Gauteng based non-profit organisation that works for the humanity of Africa by bringing our past African heritage into the present, and shaping our future. Since 2003, the Kara Heritage Institute has driven African cultural awareness, developing policy on rural development and poverty eradication, and providing services to the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation in renaming the province's streets. The Institute partners with the South Africa Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Department of Arts and Culture, the SETA (Culture, Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Sector Education and Training Authority) and other SETAs. For more information about the Kara Heritage Institute, please visit the Facebook page Kara-Heritage-Institute and our website www.kara.co.za.