EFF statement on Heritage Day
24 September 2019
The EFF joins the country in marking Heritage Day. The country ought to summon a collective heritage that allows it to launch into a more just future followed a divided, painful and unjust past. Heritage, by definition is inheritance, valued objects and qualities that are passed from generation to generation. This means first and foremost, we look into the past to summon names, traditions, cultures and objects of value and celebrate them in order to demand better of ourselves and the future. We memorise the pain of the past so that we do not repeat it.
Therefore, the beginning of all heritage is the land; the foundation of African people's claim to any heritage is the land. Without the land all else is meaningless. We therefore reiterate our call for land expropriation without compensation for equal redistribution to ensure that and returns to its rightful owners.
On this day we also reiterate our call for all apartheid and colonial public signs to fall. All statues of apartheid and colonial murderers must be taken down, including street and public property names like Kruger National Park.
To truly honour our heritage, the EFF has long called for Cape Town Intemational Airport to be renamed Winnie Mandela International Airport; and that the East London Airport to be renamed Steve Biko Airport.