2020: United In Action Against Racism, Gender-based Violence and Other Intolerances. }; var fbl_interval = window.setInterval(function(){ autoLogAppEvents : true, Today, the place hosts exhibitions, displays artifacts, and serves some of the most delicious meals! National day of reconciliation . It is also a day when we affirm our collective responsibility to build a non-racial, non-sexist and democratic society.
, [wpforms id="8315" title="false" description="false"], . Actually, two separate events caused the holiday to be included on calendars. [25] The date of 16 December is the anniversary of the 1961 founding of Umkhonto we Sizwe ("Spear of the Nation" or MK), the armed wing of the ANC. The government chose a meaningful date for both ethnic groups because they recognised the need for racial harmony. if( ! }); 2017: The Year of OR Tambo: Reconciliation through Radical Socio-Economic Transformation. fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); Afrikaners celebrate the victory of Voortrekkers in the Battle of Blood River against the Zulus. The day is to sort out the misunderstandings and to reconcile again with our loved ones.