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Germans celebrating Heritage Day in Durban

On Tuesday, 24 September, South Africa celebrated Heritage Day. The German community of Kwazulu Natal and others interested in German culture met in Pinetown to celebrate the German heritage of South Africa.

The South Africa-German Cultural Association together with the Deutsche Schule Durban and the Marianhill Convent put together a colourful programme which attracted about a thousand visitors. Also present were the German ambassador, Mrs Peters, the Honorary Consul of Austria, Gerald Seiter and the Swiss Consul Graber.

 
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Close to 1000 South Africans celebrating their German cultural heritage together
 Dr Peter Krumm
reciting a poem

 Sisters from Marianhill Convent taking part in the programme
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Songs by the
Deutsche Schule Durban
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Black school pupils performing
songs, poems and skits in German
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The German ambassador
to South Africa,
Mrs A. Peters(left)
The Swiss Consul Mr Graber(right)
 

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Deutsche Schule Durban:
Unsre Schule hat keine Segel (Our School has no sails)
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Schaut her ihr armen Schlucker (Look at this, you poor fellows)
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Wir kommen aus Ogwini (We come from Ogwini)

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