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SAHRA is commited to bringing you the latest heritage news and events accross the country. Be sure to check in and see all the latest developments within the sector. SAHRA is mandated to coordinate the identification and management of the national estate. The aim is to introduce an integrated system for the identification, assessment and management of the heritage resources and to enable provincial and local authorities to adopt powers to protect and manage them.
PUBLIC NOTICE – GMM AMENDMENT NOTICE
AMENDEMENT OF GAZETTE NOTICE NO 431AMENDEMENT OF GAZETTE NOTICE NO 431 PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 13052 ON 8th MARCH 1991 THE AFORESAID NOTICE IS AMENDED TO WITHDRAW THE DECLARATION OF THE HUMAN SKULL AS PART OF THE GENADENDAL MISSION MUSEUM SPECIFCALLY...
LIFTING OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF PROCESSING OF SECTION 32(19) PERMITTING APPLICATIONS FOR HERITAGE FIREARMS
LIFTING OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF PROCESSING OF SECTION 32(19) PERMITTING APPLICATIONS FOR HERITAGE FIREARMS.The suspension of processing of permit applications for the exportation of firearms of heritage value in accordance with section 32 of the NHRA by the South...
MANAGING AND CONSERVING HERITAGE OBJECTS HOUSED IN STATE SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS
mANAGING AND CONSERVING HERITAGE OBJECTS IN STATE SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONSArticle by: SAHRA's Heritage Objects Unit Heritage Objects and Collections are housed in various State aided or supported entities such as museums, governmental departments, and other state...
Public Notice | PERMITTING APPLICATIONS FOR HERITAGE FIREARMS.
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF PROCESSING OF SECTION 32(19) PERMITTING APPLICATIONS FOR HERITAGE FIREARMS. The processing of export permit applications for the exportation of firearms in accordance with section 32 of the NHRA by the South African Heritage Resources Agency...
The wreck of SS Maori (1909) off Hout Bay in Cape Town (MUCH)
maritime and underwater cultural heritage site visit to the wreck OF THE ss maoriWreck of the SS Maori SAHRA’s Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage unit is responsible for the identification, protection, and promotion of all heritage resources in our vast oceans,...
SAHRA-CPUT Virtual Seminar
VIRTUAL SEMINAR ON THE Conservation in the Built EnvironmentAbout the Heritage Siminar The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) will be hosting a Webinar on “Conservation in the Built...
HERITAGE IN A TIME OF GLOBAL CRISIS
HERITAGE IN A TIME OF GLOBAL CRISISIn alignment with Heritage Month, Community Chest and Cape Cultural Collective have partnered to produce a piece titled "Heritage in a Global Crisis: Building Resilience and Pushing Boundaries". This insightful publication looks at...
PUBLIC CONSULTATION FOR GRAVES RELOCATIONS DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND ASSOCIATED RESTRICTIONS
PUBLIC CONSULTATION FOR GRAVES RELOCATIONS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ASSOCIATED RESTRICTIONSThe South African Heritage Resources Agency ( permit regulations requires site notices and adequate public consultation prior to the issuing of a permit in terms of section...
JUNE 16 A BRIEF HISTORY – WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
a brief history HOW & WHERE IT ALL BEGANOn the morning of 16th June 1976, thousands of students from secondary schools in Soweto gathered to march in protest against the compulsory introduction of Afrikaans as a language of tuition. The students had organised...
DUTCH BUILDING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS IN SOUTH AFRICA 1902-1961 A CALL FOR INFORMATION
A CALL FOR INFORMATION DUTCH BUILDING PROFESSIONALS IN SA 1902-1962Many buildings and infrastructural projects and also commonly used building materials and components in South Africa have a Dutch origin. Cape Dutch architecture is a well-known and studied shared...