Heritage Management
Heritage agencies
South Africa
Lesotho
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Mozambique
South Africa
The South African Heritage Resources Agency is the Government agency charged under the National Heritage Resources Act of 1999 with the protection and management of South African heritage. It replaces the former National Monuments Council.
South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA)
Makapans, photograph by AB Esterhuysen, University of the Witwatersrand
SAHRA HEAD OFFICE
The Chief Executive Officer
South African Heritage Resources Agency
111 Harrington Street
CAPE TOWN
8001
P.O. Box 4637
CAPE TOWN
8000
Tel: (021) 462 4502
Fax: (021) 462 4509
Email: Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Lynette Sbongile Van Damme - (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Email: Executive Officer, Heritage Branch, Mr. Dumisani Sibayi - (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Email: Executive Officer, Corporate Affairs Unit, Ms. Herma Gous - (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Email: Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Busisiwe Khumalo - (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
SAHRA SATELLITE OFFICE - GAUTENG
The Provincial Co-ordinator
South African Heritage Resources Agency
23Jorrisen Street
11th Floor Braamfontein Centre
BRAAMFONTEIN
2001
Tel:(011) 403 2460
Fax: (011) 339 3347
Email: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
SAHRA WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL OFFICE
The Provincial Manager
South African Heritage Resources Agency
212 Buitengracht Street
Bo-Kaap
CAPE TOWN
8001
P.O. Box 2771
CAPE TOWN
8000
Tel: (021) 424 5026
Fax: (021) 424 5027
Email: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Pouch found at Makapans, photograph by AB Esterhuysen, University of the Witwatersrand
SAHRA NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCIAL OFFICE
The Provincial Manager
South African Heritage Resources Agency
1Robb Street
KIMBERLEY
8301
P.O. Box 1930
KIMBERLEY
8300
Tel: (053) 831 2537
Fax: (053) 833 1435
Email: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
SAHRA EASTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL OFFICE
The Provincial Manager
South African Heritage Resources Agency
40 King Street
Southernwood
EAST LONDON
5201
P.O. Box 759
EAST LONDON
5200
Tel: (043) 722 1740/6
Fax: (043) 722 1749
Email: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
SAHRA FREE STATE PROVINCIAL OFFICE
The Provincial Manager
South African Heritage Resources Agency
StandardBank House
15 West Burger Street
BLOEMFONTEIN
9301
P.O. Box 9743
BLOEMFONTEIN
9300
Tel:(051) 430 4139
Fax: (051) 448 2536
Email: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
SAHRA GAUTENG PROVINCIAL OFFICE
The Provincial Manager
South African Heritage Resources Agency
41 De Korte Street
11th Floor Sable Centre
BRAAMFONTEIN
2001
P.O. Box 87552
HOUGHTON
2041
Tel:(011) 403 0683/2410
Fax: (011) 403 2609
Email: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Makapans, photograph by AB Esterhuysen, University of the Witwatersrand
SAHRA NORTH WEST PROVINCIAL OFFICE
The Provincial Manager
South African Heritage Resources Agency
Cnr Tillard &Warren Street2735
Office No.8 Eastleigh Mansions
MAFIKENG
2745
P.O. Box 3054
MMABATHO
Tel:(018) 381 2032
Fax: (018) 381 6953
Email: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
SAHRA LIMPOPO PROVINCIAL OFFICE
The Provincial Manager
South African Heritage Resources Agency
25Jorrison Street
POLOKWANE
0700
P.O. Box 1371
POLOKWANE
0700
Tel: (015) 291 1804
Fax: (015) 291 1819
SAHRA MPUMALANGA PROVINCIAL OFFICE
The Provincial Manager
South African Heritage Resources Agency
28 Murray Street
NELSPRUIT
1201
PO Box 18403
NELSPRUIT
1200
Tel: (013) 752 2884
Fax:(013) 752 8498
Email: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
SAHRA KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCIAL OFFICE
The Provincial Manager
South African Heritage Resources Agency
181 Boshoff Street
PIETERMARITZBURG
3201
PO Box 363
PIETERMARITZBURG
3200
Tel: (033) 342 0730
Fax: (033) 342 0739
Email: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Amafa aKwaZulu-Natali (Heritage KwaZulu-Natal)
Amafa aKwaZulu-Natali (Heritage KwaZulu-Natal) is responsible for heritage resource management in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. The Head Office of Amafa aKwaZulu-Natali is situated in Ulundi.
All queries and/or correspondence should be addressed to:
The Chief Executive Officer
Amafa aKwaZulu-Natali
P.O. Box 523
ULUNDI
3838
Tel: (035) 870 2050
Fax : (035) 870 2054
Email: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
There is a branch office in Pietermaritzburg. Contact details are as follows:
Amafa AkwaZulu-Natali
195 Longmarket Street
PIETERMARITZBURG
3201
P.O. Box 2685
PIETERMARTIZBURG
3200
Tel: (033) 394 6543
Fax: (033) 342 6097
Email: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Lesotho
Makapans, photograph by AB Esterhuysen, University of the Witwatersrand
The Department of Culture (in the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture) is responsible for the Management and presentation of Cultural Heritage in Lesotho.
The key objective of the Department is to develop policies to protect, preserve, promote and disseminate the national cultural heritage through specialised programmes within the established national cultural institutions and the privately run organisations.
Morija Museum & Archives is another cultural institution charged with the responsibility of implementing the national cultural policy in collaboration with the Department of Culture.
Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) is also active in implementing the national cultural policy. They undertook all necessary measures (archaeological surveys) to promote and present, for example, the Liphofung Cultural Cave Site.
Contact details:
Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture
Director Department of Culture
P.O. Box 52
Maseru 100
Lesotho
Tel: +266 22321429/ 22313034
Fax: +266 22310194
LHDA
P.O. Box 7332
Maseru 100
Tel:+266 22311280
Fax:+266 22310060
The Curator
Morija Museum & Archives
P.O. Box 308
Morija 190
Tel: +266 22360308
Fax: +266 22360001
Zimbabwe
The National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe is charged with the management, protection and presentation of the heritage of Zimbabwe. It consists of four national museums, 13 site museums and 170 proclaimed historical monuments and sites.
The organisation is a government body brought into being by the National Museums and Monuments Act No. 17 of 1972 (Chapter 25/11), and falls under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is governed by a Board of Trustees and its affairs and activities are integrated and administered through the Head Office staff, based in Harare, under the control of an Executive Director.
The four museums within the organisation are:
1. The Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe
2. The Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences
3. The Military Museum
4. The Mutare Museum
Site museums have also been established at Domboshava, Tsindi, Mutoko, (all in the northern region), Pomongwe, World’s View, Nswatugi, Old Bulawayo, Khami (in the western region), Ziva, Utopia House (in the Easrtern Region), Great Zimbabwe (in the southern region) and Dhlodhlo and Kwekwe (in the central region).
National Museums and Monuments Head Office
P.O.Box 8540
Harare
Zimbabwe
Tel: 752876
http://www.zimheritage.co.zw/site/index.html
Zambia
Rattles found at Makapans, photograph by AB Esterhuysen, University of the Witwatersrand
The National Heritage Conservation Commission (NHCC) is the parastatal organisation charged under the National Heritage Conservation Commission Act of 1989 with the protection and management of Zambian heritage.
The NHCC has its head office in Heritage House in Livingstone and has four regional offices:
Northern and Luapula: offices in Kasama
Southern and Western: offices in Livingstone
Central and Eastern: offices in Lusaka
Northwestern and Copperbelt: offices in Solwezi
Head Office:
Executive Director: Donald Chikumbi
National Heritage Conservation Commission
P.O. Box 60124
Livingstone
Zambia
Mozambique
The National Directorate for Culture of Mozambique is the central body of the Ministry of Education and Culture with competence for directing and controlling the realization of the Government policy, programs and plans in the area of culture.
Its main tasks are:
a) To promote culture as an integral factor for social development, cultural identity, unity and education of citizens;
b) To promote the preservation and valorization of monuments, historical sites and other aspects of cultural expressions;
c) To formulate government policies and legal framework for cultural development in Mozambique, in cooperation with local and international institutions;
d) To promote an inventory and dissemination of the Mozambican cultural heritage and undertake protective measures for the protection of classified properties;
e) To stimulate community participation, public institutions and private sector in the realization of actions for cultural development.
Contact
Dr Solange Laura Macamo
Deputy National Director for Culture
Rua Capitão Henrique de Sousa N. 15
P.O.Box 1742
Maputo, Mozambique.
Telephone: (+258) 21-313176 (+258) 21-313194
Cellphone: (+258) 82-4101286
Fax: (+258) 21-313194
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