by admin | Apr 27, 2024 | Freedom day, Harbinder Singh Sethi
Today, I join all South Africans in commemorating Freedom Day. When the sun rose on 27 April, 1994, it was the dawn of a new era of democracy. Millions cast their first vote in an election open to all. Though diverse in tongue and tradition, they were united by a...
by admin | Apr 25, 2024 | Harbinder Singh Sethi, news
I am excited to share with you some of the highlights from our recent Vaisakhi Samagam celebration here at Gurudwara Sahib Johannesburg. From the 19th to 21st April, we welcomed over 600 guests from all walks of life to commemorate this special time. The Vaisakhi...
by admin | Apr 22, 2024 | Harbinder Singh Sethi
Fourteen years ago, the Cape Town Sikh community took a momentous step forward. The opening of the first Gurudwara Sahib marked a new chapter in the city’s interfaith journey. As I reflect on the occasion, I swell with pride at how far they’ve come as a...
by admin | Apr 14, 2024 | Harbinder Singh Sethi, news
The Sikh New Year festival grips me with its profound significance. More than a celebration, it memorialises a defining episode for Sikhs worldwide. When Guru Gobind Singh Ji summoned Sikhs in 1699, few anticipated the Guru’s solemn vow. With sword in hand, the...
by admin | Apr 7, 2024 | Harbinder Singh Sethi
Watching this year’s WRC Safari Rally online (it ran from the 27th to 31st March) and seeing those dusty trails winding through the African terrain brought back memories of my own days competing in the Safari Rally back in 1995. The first rally was in 1953 and has...
by admin | Apr 6, 2024 | Harbinder Singh Sethi, news
There is an article on TimesLive dated 2014 that starts with the opening line: “An eight-year battle to build a Sikh Gurudwara (temple) in Sandton has finally ended in victory for businessman Harbinder Singh Sethi.” I can still remember that day I got the news. My...
