South Africa’s champions of heritage were honoured at the National Heritage Council’s NHC) annual Golden Shield Heritage Awards.  According to the Chief Executive Officer of the NHC, Dr Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni, these awards are a means for the NHC to be able to identify quality projects and put them on a platform for the project leaders to grow while others learn from them.

World renowned, Peter Gabriel was recognised with the Ubuntu Honour for his initiative on the World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) movement founded in 1982 to drive job creation and cultural tourism. We’ll hear more about these awards and what the winners’ list looks like.  

Title:                   [• Dr ]   

Name:                 [• Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni ]  

Position at organisation:  [• CEO of the National Heritage Council of South Africa ]