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Sacred Sites Conference, March 18th 2013

SAHRA held a Sacred Sites Conference at Mapungubwe on the 18th March to coincide with the media launch of SAHRIS. Various dignitaries presented their views on these types of heritage sites in order to formulate a strategy for managing and protecting sacred sites.

Stolen Objects Poster

This poster describes the latest stolen art works from South Africa. Please help us in the fight against theft of heritage items from our museums and illicit trafficking in our cultural heritage objects.

CALL FOR INTERNS/TRAINEES: HERITAGE SURVEY OF THE KWASANI MUNICIPALITY, SISONKE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, KWA ZULU-NATAL

Amafa is embarking on a multi-year, systematic heritage survey of the whole Province. As part of this project Amafa requires a survey of KwaSani Municipality, Sisonke District Municipality

SAHRIS Media Launch Recordings

The SAHRIS Media Launch took place on 18th March, 2013. An event was held at Mapungubwe to coincide with the Sacred Sites Conference and it was broadcast from 06:00-08:00 on SABC 2's Morning Live programme. Here are extracts from the show.

1945 view of Cape Town CBD, ACO Report 2013

Invitation for Public Participation: Applications affecting Greenpoint Burial Grounds, Cape Town

ACO Associates CC has applied to SAHRA for permits to conduct trial excavations on three sites in Green Point in Cape Town.

Swartkrans is Unveiled as a National Heritage Site in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site

Swartkrans, overlooking the Blaauwbank River valley, in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, is one of the world's most important palaeoanthropological sites.

The Discovery of HMS Otus

On March 20 2013, two SCUBA divers from Durban embarked on a deep sea training dive.

PHRA-Gauteng: SAHRIS Rollout update

We are pleased to announce the rollout and implementation of SAHRIS in Gauteng has progressed to the next stage. Staff from SAHRA will be assisting PHRA-G with their adoption of SAHRIS from 23-25 April 2013. More announcements will follow!

Amafa & SAHRIS Applications from 1st April 2013 Notice

Please note that as of 1 April 2013, in line with SAHRA, Amafa longer accepts hardcopy requests for comment or decisions in terms of Sections 33(1) - 44 of the KZN Heritage Act and KZN development applications triggering Section 38 of the NHRA (Act 25 of 1999). All submissions by development applicants or their agents must now be made to Amafa via SAHRIS.

Process towards the declaration of the wreck of the SAS Pietermaritzburg as a National Heritage Site

The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) hereby invites you to a public participation meeting to discuss the process towards declaring the wreck site of the SAS Pietermaritzburg as National Heritage Site. The case can also be viewed on SAHRIS and you may use the online commenting system to submit your comment. Please navigate to the following link: http://www.sahra.org.za/content/sas-pietermaritzburg-wreck or lookup Caseid 504.