Chief Directorate: Communication Services, Private Bag X833, PRETORIA, 0001 Tel: (012) 312-9992 Fax: (012) 323-3693 MEDIA STATEMENT 1913 NATIVES’ LAND ACT EXHIBITION AT THE NASREC EXPO CENTRE DATE: 22 JULY 2013 EMBARGO: IMMEDIATE RELEASE The national Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and the Gauteng Provincial Government will be hosting the Reversing the Legacy of the 1913 Natives’ Land Act Exhibition from 26th July to 4th August at the Nasrec Expo Centre, near Soweto. The massive mobile exhibition, which was opened by President Jacob Zuma at the Cape Town Convention Centre to great acclaim, has been such a success that it will be touring all nine provinces of the country. The biggest exhibition of its kind ever undertaken in the country, it is unique in that it offers the public an interactive view of the last 100 years of South African history since the 1913 Natives’ Land Act was passed. In addition to the 24 shipping containers of artefacts, expo material and props that make up the exhibition, the public will be informed and educated by a team of professional actors and performers who bring the past alive – with anecdotes of forced removals, injustice and despair – while also highlighting the progress made in recent years and providing hope for our future of our land. Entrance to the exhibition is free and open to all the members of the public. According to the Director-General for the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform Mr Mduduzi Shabane, the exhibition is aimed at creating awareness especially among the Youth, about the journey travelled thus far and the progress made by the government of the day towards reversing the negative legacy of the 1913 Natives’ Land Act and related racially motivated laws. “Moving through the different eras depicted in the exhibition, and reflecting on how far we have come, one is overcome by a sense of positive resolve to ensure the safe-guarding of our hard-earned democracy. To never be part of any legislation that seeks the oppression of any group in our society; and that, is what we aim to instil in the hearts of South Africans as they go through the exhibition”, said the Director-General. From Gauteng, the exhibition will move to the Mpumalanga Province. End. Issued by: Ms Pulane Molefe On behalf of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform Tel: (012) 312 8452 Mobile: 0718558369
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