As South Africans celebrate Heritage Day, some residents of Meqheleng in Ficksburg in the Free State, are not happy that a number of heritage sites have been closed. Deputy President Paul Mashatile in his capacity as Acting President will deliver the keynote address at the day’s national event at the Meqheleng Stadium.
A community activist Tommy Ancell says the closure of the heritage sites has made it difficult for people to do their traditional and customary practices.
“We have cultural issues, we have people that need to be practicing their cultural issues but are unable to practice them because the heritage sites are closed. We used to have a sacred site called Motoulong and Nkokomohi that have been closed or sold, now meaning our people cannot really express or practice their cultures.”
Traditionalist Gauda Sithole says the closure of heritage sites in Ficksburg is worrying.
“We had a site called Nkokomohi where people would go pray and practice their culture and communicate with ancestors. And those people would come back healed. The place has been running since 1980. We’ve been pleading with the government that this place be utilized again so that people may get healed,” adds Sithole.
Source: eNCA
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