September 24 is celebrated as Heritage Day. The central discourse relative to this day is our shared culture, diversity and traditions in the context of a nation that belongs to all. However, can we celebrate heritage without land? The burning land question is actually not a land question. It is more about symbolism, history and inequality than about land to live on and farm. Land is our identity, it enables us to belong, to express our culture and produce bread. Land is our heritage, everything that is beneath — the mineral wealth, the seas, the animals, including the skies. The land connects us in this corner of the earth. It is worth working for, fighting for and dying for because it is the only thing that lasts for ourselves and our descendants. It is only through the collective ownership of land that we would truly share a collective identity, self-worth and become a truly reconciled society. There is no heritage without land. Land is our master heritage for any art, culture or...
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