Hon. P Mashatile, Minister, informed the members that April (month) had been declared Freedom Month by Cabinet and celebrations would be held every year in Pretoria. He said that during the current year, as part of the celebrations, there would be a cultural parade; with people marching to the Union Buildings and that the Military would also be part of the commemoration. He further told members that while Leaders and Premiers would go to Pretoria, there would be activities in other Provinces as well. There would be a cross-over to Pretoria when the President spoke. Furthermore, there was an Arts and Culture Summit during the following two days and they were planning to come back to present the results of the Summit to the Committee. In concluding, he agreed with the Chairperson regarding the issue of income generation, adding that people come to South Africa for stories, not because access to heritage sites was free.