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. 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.
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.
Video National heritage sites of South Africa
Current sites
Currently proclaimed national heritage sites are
Maps National heritage sites of South Africa
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
- Amafa aKwaZulu-Natali
- Heritage Western Cape
- Northern Cape Heritage Resources Authority
- Previous Heritage conservation authorities
- 1923 to 1969 - Historical Monuments Commission
- 1969 to 2000 - National Monuments Council (South Africa and Namibia)
References
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
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