Capetonians are encouraged to comment on the City of Cape Town’s proposal to include the Bo-Kaap area in a Heritage Protection Overlay Zone. Read more below: The Bo-Kaap is Cape Town’s oldest surviving residential neighbourhood and offers visitors a glimpse of a way of life that is…
February 2019 Jacques Stoltz Chair HASA The Heritage Association of South Africa (HASA) commends the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) for taking steps to stabilise the situation at the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA). This follows the release of a statement by the DAC last week in which…
ART & DESIGN / SOUTH AFRICA The caretaker slips the crisp R100 into the pocket of his worn, blue overalls. He gestures for us to follow. “The entrance is this way … just act like you’re supposed to be here,” he mumbles. A clumsy, homemade iron gate bars our entrance to a…
27 Jan 2019 The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) has in residence, the heritage sites, museums and monuments of the country. It also has under its stewardship, various reporting entities. Its reporting entities include: The National Arts Council, National Library of South Africa, Performing Arts Centre of…
Media Statement HWC – Wupperthal
Subject: Dassen Coastal Complex We wish to submit this letter on 11 January 2019 to confirm that our N.P.O. Friends of Blaauwberg Conservation Area (FoBCA) be formally registered as an Interested and Affected Parties (I&AP) To register as an I&AP, Friends of the Blaauwberg Conservation Area (FoBCA) c\o Unit…
