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Liliesleaf wins international tourism project award
Liliesleaf, the the farm at which the Rivonia Trial accused were arrested, was recognised as one of the best new tourism projects in the world at the British Guild of Travel Writers Annual Awards. It won a Merit Award.
Each year, the British Guild of Travel Writers gives out its own special awards at a gala dinner on the evening of World Capital Travel Market. Some of the awards include Best Overseas Tourism Project, given for the best new overseas tourism project that not only has a tourist potential, but also is of benefit to the local community and the environment.
Tourism projects are proposed by members of the guild and then judged by the 270 journalists, authors, editors, photographers and broadcasters, who are members of the organisation.
Nicholas Wolpe, CEO of the Liliesleaf Trust, said: "It is a privilege to receive such an award for it honours and recognises the collective effort, hard work and dedication of all those people involved in restoring and preserving this iconic and unique historical site."
Purchased by the Communist Party
Liliesleaf, a heritage site, had been purchased by the Communist Party in August, 1961, which evolved into the High Command of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of the ANC, until the raid in July 1963, which resulted in the much publicised Rivonia Trial. Liliesleaf forms a crucible for the liberation movement as it commemorates a seminal and strategic point in South Africa's history in the struggle for liberty and equality.
