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Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Memorial
<p>The Nelson Mandela Sites of Commemoration represent a treasure trove of South Africa’s struggle for human rights, liberation and reconciliation. The collection consists of 14 sites across the country that tell the story of South Africa’s 20th century political history. They include: the Union Buildings (Pretoria), the current seat of government; the Sharpeville site, commemorating the 69 citizens massacred in protest against the unjust Pass Laws; and the Great Place in Mqhekezweni, where Mandela lived as a young man and symbolizes the spirit of traditional leadership. These sites reflect key events in the long struggle against apartheid, Mandela’s influence in promoting understanding and forgiveness, and belief systems based on philosophies such as non-racialism, Pan-Africanism and Ubuntu. The Ubuntu philosophy holds that humanity is not limited to individuals. </p>
Great Zimbabwe National Monument
The ruins of Great Zimbabwe - according to ancient legend, the capital of the Queen of Sheba - are unique testimony to the Shona Bantu civilization from the 11th to the 15th century. The city covers an area of nearly 80 hectares and was an important trading centre, renowned since the Middle Ages.