The heritage day celebrations organised by the Gauteng Provincial Government, Carnival Company, and the City of Tshwane saw more than 30,000 people from across the country, the continent and the world coming together in their different cultures, race and colour to showcase their traditional attire, language, dance, belief and norms.

The African Diaspora Forum(ADF) is honoured to have been a key partner and was represented by the Chairperson Mr. Marc Gbaffou, the executive committee and general members of the organisation from different African communities. We will continue working using such an important platform to enforce social cohesion.

One of our heritage as Africans is and remains the warm welcome and hospitality to different people. Celebrating this day is one of the ways of protecting and preserving such heritage.

We would like to use this opportunity to thank Gauteng Premier Hon. David Makhura, for his incredible work in the province for enforcing peace and unity above our differences in heritage.

He made very important remarks that “the Gauteng Province is prepared to welcome everyone no matter his/her nationality or race; Africans should all pouch to have Swahili as one of their first language of communication… and concluded. _Asante Santa!!!”