Opinion

We don't know what to do with Heritage Day so we braai

In clinging to the idea of distinct, simplistic heritage, we deny ourselves the right to our complexity

22 September 2019 - 00:00 By haji mohamed dawjee

How do we explain who we are and which parts of us we should celebrate when we haven't even begun to properly discover where we've come from?..

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