National heritage sites of South Africa
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Section 27 of the National Heritage Resources Act (NHRA) of South Africa provides for places of historic or cultural importance to be designated national heritage sites.[1] This came into effect with the introduction of the Act on 1 April 2000, when all former national monuments declared by the former National Monuments Council and its predecessors became provincial heritage sites as provided for in Section 58 of the Act.[2]
Both national and provincial heritage sites are protected under the terms of Section 27 of the NHRA, and a permit is required to work on them. National heritage sites are declared and administered by the national heritage resources authority, SAHRA; provincial heritage sites fall within the domain of the various provincial heritage resources authorities.
The SAHRA logo is used to mark national heritage sites.
Current sites[]
Currently proclaimed national heritage sites are
- [3]
- Boschendal[4]
- [5]
- Coopers Cave[6]
- Drimolen[7]
- Charlotte Maxeke Grave[8]
- Gladysvale[9]
- [10]
- Kaditshwene Cultural landscape[11]
- Kromdraai fossil site[12]
- Madiba House (inside Drakenstein Correctional Centre)[13]
- Makapans Valley and Limeworks at Makapansgat[14]
- Mapungubwe[15]
- Motsetsi[16]
- [17]
- Plovers Lake[18]
- Robben Island[19]
- Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope[20]
- Sarah Baartman Site[21]
- SAS Pietermaritzburg[22][23]
- Sterkfontein caves[24]
- Swartkrans Palaeontological Site[25]
- Union Buildings[26]
- Voortrekker Monument[27]
- Wonderwerk Cave[28][29]
See also[]
- South African Heritage Resource Agency
- List of heritage sites in South Africa
- Provincial heritage site (South Africa)
- Heritage objects (South Africa)
- Provincial heritage resources authorities
- Previous Heritage conservation authorities
- 1923 to 1969 - Historical Monuments Commission
- 1969 to 2000 - National Monuments Council (South Africa and Namibia)
References[]
- ^ National Heritage Resources Act, Act 25 of 1999, Government Notice 506, Republic of South Africa Government Gazette, Vol. 406, No 19974, Cape Town, 28 April 1999
- ^ National Heritage Resources Act, Act 25 of 1999, Government Notice 506, Republic of South Africa Government Gazette, Vol. 406, No 19974, Cape Town, 28 April 1999
- ^ "9/2/233/0032 - Bolts Farm, Sterkfontein 173 IQ (portion 32), Gauteng". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/069/0041 - Boschendal Founders Estate, Dwarsrivier Valley". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/084/0002 - Cape Winelands Cultural Landscape: Dwars River Valley / Ida's Valley / Simondium - Groot Drakenstein". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/233/0024 - Coopers, Zwartkrans 172 IQ, Gauteng". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/084/0002 - Cape Winelands Cultural Landscape: Dwars River Valley / Ida's Valley / Simondium - Groot Drakenstein". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/228/241/3 - Women's Project: Charlotte Maxeke Grave, Nancefield, Soweto". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/233/0017 - Gladysvale, Uitkomst 499 JQ, Gauteng". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/212/0016 - Gondolin, Broederstroom 481 JQ, North West". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/238/0012 - Kaditshwene Cultural landscape (ruins)". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/233/0022-001 - Kromdraai Palaeontological Reserve, Kromdraai 71, Krugersdorp District". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/069/0166 - Victor Verster prison "Madiba House", farm Watervleit". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/257/0003 - Makapans Valley and Limeworks at Makapansgat, Potgietersrus District". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/240/0001 - Mapungubwe Archaeological Site, Greefswald, Messina District". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/233/0033 - Motsetse, Tweefontein 523 JQ, Gauteng". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/069/0001/002 - Non Pareille, Daljosafat, Paarl District". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/233/0035 - Plover's Lake, Kromdraai 520 JQ, Gauteng". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/018/0004 - Robben Island, Table Bay". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "S.A. Government Gazette No 42127 2018".
- ^ "9/2/034/0004 - Sarah Bartmann Site, R331 Hankey, Kouga Municipality". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "SHIPWRECKID1512 - SAS Pietermaritzburg". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "National Heritage Resources Act (25/1999): Declaration as a National Heritage Site" (PDF). Government Gazette. 578 (36776). 23 August 2013.
- ^ "9/2/233/0004 - Sterkfontein Caves, Zwartkrans, Krugersdorp District". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/233/0012 - Swartkrans Palaeontological Site, Zwartkrans 172, Krugersdorp District". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Union Buildings declared a national heritage site". EWN. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "9/2/258/0097 - Voortrekker Monument, farm Groenkloof, Pretoria". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "9/2/055/0005 - Wonderwerk Cave, Kuruman District". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ Notice No 178, Government Gazette Vol 537, No 33006, pp 11-13, 12 March 2010.
External links[]
- Website of the South African Heritage Resource Agency
- Searchable database of declared sites on SAHRIS
- National Heritage Resources Act, number 25 of 1999, in online pdf format
Provincial Heritage Resources Authorities:
- Western Cape - Heritage Western Cape
- KwaZulu Natal - Amafa/Heritage KwaZulu Natal
- Free State - Heritage Free State
- Eastern Cape - Eastern Cape Provincial Heritage Resources Authority
- Mpumalanga - Mpumalanga Provincial Heritage Resources Authority
- Limpopo - Limpopo Heritage Resources Authority
- North West - North West Provincial Heritage Resources Authority
- Northern Cape - Ngwao-Boswa Jwa Kapa Bokone
- Gauteng - Provincial Heritage Resources Authority Gauteng
- Heritage registers in South Africa
- South African heritage resources
- Historic sites in South Africa
- Heritage registers