With Heritage Day (September 24) falling on a Sunday this year, Monday was declared a public holiday, giving South Africans a long week-end to look forward to and enjoy celebrating their various national heritages.
As in previous years, many employees of ACTOM divisions and business units turned up at work in their national costumes on the Friday before the Heritage Day long week-end to celebrate the occasion together, in some instances bringing along some of their traditional dishes and sweetmeats to share with their colleagues.
“Heritage Day is very popular every year, with many staff-members taking part in the celebrations, because it not only gives them an opportunity to dress up, but also to socialise with their fellow-workers and learn more about the tribal and national cultures they belong to or come from,” one of the celebrants commented.
The pictures show the conviviality enjoyed by staff-members of ACTOM divisions who participated in the latest Heritage Day celebrations and the variety of national costumes they wore.
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1. Heritage Day revellers from MV Switchgear.
2. Looking impeccable in their traditional garb and makeup, women at LH Marthinusen pose for the camera.
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3. Heritage Day revellers from Power Transformers.
4. Getting fully into the spirit of the occasion are WPI Power Solutions’ Emalahleni (Witbank) branch staff-members (from left) Colinda Schoultz, Lindy Dlamini, Sandra Venter and Cordelia Mashele.