The People
Explore South African Heritage
Step into the languages, art, food and traditions of South Africa's cultural groups. Each page brings history, imagery and interactive lessons together.
Rooted in the land
Indigenous Heritage
Discover the indigenous peoples of South Africa, their histories, languages, traditions, customs, and living cultural heritage.
KwaZulu-NatalamaZulu
People of the Heavens
ah-ma-ZOO-loo
Eastern CapeamaXhosa
Masters of oral tradition
ama-KHOH-sa (click on the X)
MpumalangaamaNdebele
Painters of geometry
ama-nde-BEH-leh
LimpopoVhavenḓa
Keepers of sacred lakes
vha-VEN-da
Northern CapeKhoisan
The First People
KOY-sahn
Free StateBasotho
People of the mountains
ba-SOO-too
North WestBatswana
Founders of the Kgotla
bat-SWAH-na
LimpopoBapedi
The Northern Sotho
ba-PEH-dee
LimpopoVatsonga
Rhythm of the Xibelani
va-TSONG-ga
MpumalangaemaSwati
Guardians of Incwala
em-ah-SWAH-tee
Also part of the story
Other South African Heritage Communities
Explore the diverse communities that have become an integral part of South Africa's cultural heritage through centuries of shared history, migration, and nation-building.
NationwideAfrikaners
Rooted in the veld
af-ri-KAH-ners
Western CapeCape Coloured & Coloured Communities
A creole heritage of the Cape
kayp KUH-lerd
KwaZulu-Natal & GautengSA Indians
From indenture to identity
sowth AF-ri-kan IN-dee-an
Gauteng & Western CapeSouth African Chinese
A century of quiet contribution
sowth AF-ri-kan chy-NEEZ
