After belittling it in 2007, the National Heritage Council endorses National Heritage Day
After years of celebrating Heritage Day, Desmond Tutu, the Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, is appointed the holiday's national spokesperson
Varying political parties agree to add the commemoration to the bill under the new name of Heritage Day
The commemoration was not added to the Public Holidays Bill, meaning the holiday would no longer be recognized
Heritage Day began as a holiday known as Shaka Day, a day that commemorated the death of King Shaka Zulu