Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, Peace Mabe, will lead the National Commemoration of the 29th Anniversary of the Signing of the Constitution in Sharpeville, in the Vaal, on Wednesday.
The document had been signed in Sharpeville where residents are still healing from the atrocities committed in their area during the apartheid era.
They include the killing of 69 people and the wounding of 180 others in a shooting incident involving police and the army in March 1960 in what is today known as the Sharpeville massacre.
The department’s spokesperson, Cynthia Tshaka says Sharpeville massacre symbolises the pain of apartheid and the moral resolve that shaped the democratic transition.
“Sharpeville is central to the nation’s constitutional journey. In 1960, peaceful protestors who rejected the pass laws faced deadly force, exposing to the world the cruelty of a system built on racial oppression. In 1996, President Nelson Mandela chose this very community for the signing of the democratic Constitution, cementing Sharpeville as a site of remembrance, accountability and national renewal.”
Today marks the 29th anniversary of the signing of the South African Constitution. Join us at George Thabe Stadium in Sharpeville, where the Deputy Minister will deliver a keynote address commemorating this historic milestone. 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/whvlM6w1ip
— Peace Mabe (@DM_PeaceMabe) December 10, 2025
