News and Speeches for Heritage Resources
Nicolaas Cleef House unveiled as Provincial Heritage Site
22 November 2023One of the oldest buildings in Stellenbosch was officially unveiled as a Provincial Heritage Site on Tuesday 21 November 2023. Read More
Inter-provincial team leads mission for proposed World Heritage site
22 August 2023The National Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, in collaboration with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) and Heritage Western Cape, KZN Amafa and Research Institu Read More
Heritage WC invites Overberg stakeholders to meeting
11 January 2023Heritage Western Cape (HWC) has invited Overberg-based conservation bodies, local municipalities, relevant government departments and other interested and affected parties to a stakeholder meeting to Read More
Site of Trojan Horse massacre now protected as a Provincial Heritage Site
19 August 2022On Friday, 19 August 2022, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Anroux Marais unveiled the plaque to declare a portion of Thornton road in Athlone as a Provincial Heritage Site (PHS). Read More
Heritage WC invites Worcester-based stakeholders to meeting
8 August 2022Heritage Western Cape has invited conservation bodies, local municipalities, relevant government departments, and other interested and affected parties to a stakeholder meeting to be held in Worcester in September. The matters to be discussed... Read More
Heritage Western Cape invites stakeholders to meeting
6 May 2022During the 2022-2023 financial year, Heritage Western Cape (HWC) intends hosting meetings and where appropriate, workshops, with conservation bodies, local municipalities, relevant government departments and other interested and affected parties, in... Read More
Princess Vlei Heritage Site the result of work and commitment from stakeholders
13 October 2021The cultural, spiritual, recreational, and environmental significance of Princess Vlei Eco Park will now be protected for future generations after it was unveiled as a Provincial Heritage Site (PHS) on Tuesday 12 October 2021. Read More
Former activist meeting point Freedom Square unveiled as Heritage Site
9 March 2021The socio-political and historic significance of Freedom Square in Bonteheuwel was recognised on Monday, 8 March 2021 when it was officially unveiled as a Provincial Heritage Site. Read More
Minister Marais declares the old Langa Pass office a provincial heritage site
1 March 2021Minister Anroux Marais declared Erf 661, the old Langa Pass Office a Provincial Heritage Site as the official plaque was unveiled on Friday afternoon, 26 February 2021. Read More
Historic significance of Langa Pass Office to be protected by Heritage status
26 February 2021The social and historical significance of the Langa Pass Office will be protected for future generations after the site was declared as a Provincial Heritage Site on Friday, 26 February 2021. Read More
Heritage Western Cape declares five new Provincial Heritage sites
29 September 2020As we reach the end of Heritage Month in South Africa, the Heritage Western Cape Council has approved the classification of five sites in the province as Provincial Heritage Sites (PHS). Read More
Historically important Vergelegen Estate declared provincial heritage site
29 October 2019The historic significance of Vergelegen Estate in Somerset West will be protected for future generations after the property was declared a provincial heritage site by Heritage Western Cape on Monday, 28 October 2019. Read More
Premier Winde and Minister Marais welcome new Heritage Western Cape Council
24 October 2019On Thursday, 24 October 2019, Premier Alan Winde and Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, officially welcomed the new council of Heritage Western Ca Read More
Cradle of Human Culture traces a journey 100 000 years into the past
12 April 2019Western Cape visitors and locals will soon be able to journey back to the “origins and development of human culture” following the launch of the Read More
Socially and architecturally significant Rex Trueform declared heritage site
12 February 2019The Rex Trueform Factory Complex in Salt River was officially unveiled as a provincial heritage site on Monday 11 February 2019, as a result of its economic, social and architectural significance to Cape Town. Read More
Hostel 33 declared Provincial Heritage Site
25 September 2018On Monday, 24 September 2018, Read More
Heritage plaque recognises shared inheritance of Old Granary
20 April 2018On 19 April 2018, Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais unveiled a ceramic plaque to mark the provincial heritage status of the Old Granary Complex in Buitenkant Street, Cape Town. Read More
DCAS launches the ‘Power of the dream’ from Robben Island to Rio exhibit
20 September 2017On 19 September 2017, the Minister of the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, opened a new travelling museum exhibition titled “Power of the Dream”. Read More
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