First, the Voortrekker Monument is a section 21 company – a company not for gain, in other words – and second it isn’t a national monument and thus doesn’t qualify for any government spending.

The Voortrekker Monument - once the great temple of apartheid - has been forced, like the Afrikaner people, to evolve with a changing South Africa. The once-proud, mausoleum-like edifice now has a ...

Cecilia Kruger, then managing director of the Voortrekker monument and Heritage Foundation, said Dr. Danie Langner, CEO of the FAK, has taken over management from her. INFO BOX: MONUMENT – 40m tall ...

The Voortrekker Monument has not only finally opened its doors to visitors on Tuesday but is looking at expanding its activities. Voortrekker Monument managing director Cecilia Kruger said, “We ...

The Voortrekker Monument was once the great temple of apartheid, a towering tribute in granite to the divine right of the Afrikaner people to rule over South Africa that stood symbolic watch over ...

The declaration of the Voortrekker Monument as the first Afrikaans national heritage site since the advance of democracy is a significant milestone to building a united and diverse South Africa ...

Mashatile told reporters that the Voortrekker monument had a deep historical meaning to the Afrikaans community. Declaring it a national heritage site was an important step towards reconciliation.

Gerhard Pretorius from the Voortrekker Monument management, however, said there was preservation of the facility’s tangible historical heritage as well as the natural heritage.

“Even if the Voortrekker Monument is not owned by the City of Tshwane, protected plants cannot be cut.” TimesLIVE Just R20 for the first month.

In a gesture towards nation-building and reconciliation, the South African government is to declare the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria a national heritage site, while unveiling a series of ...

The monument was the first Afrikaans one in the country to be declared a national heritage site. Mashatile told reporters that the Voortrekker monument had a deep historical meaning to the Afrikaans ...