BRIEFING OF SELECT
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
AND RECREATION ON NHC
MANDATE, HERITAGE
PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS
By Advocate Sonwabile Mancotywa – 18 March 2015
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
Strategic Context informing NHC programming
2.
Overview of NHC Mandate
3.
Outline of NHC Mandate as Distinguished from SAHRA’s
4.
NHC Strategic Overview
5.
Synopsis of Key NHC Projects and Programmes
6.
Unfunded Mandates requiring partnerships;
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Special projects being implemented
8.
Other proposed Areas of Collaborations
9.
New Heritage Initiatives being further developed
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STRATEGIC CONTEXT INFORMING
NHC PROGRAMMING
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STRATEGIC CONTEXT INFORMING NHC PROGRAMMING
 Culture & Heritage is a Constitutional imperative and shared Competence
 Need for alignment with the post 20 years since SA attained democracy;
 The imperatives of the NDP in the third decade of democracy;
 Outcome 14 on Social Cohesion is compelling for the Sector;
 Compelling need for a new strategic posture to reposition NHC post its
10th Anniversary attained on 26 February 2015;
 Elevation of Liberation Heritage Route (LHR) in the 2011 and 2012 SONAs;
 Liberation Heritage is part of the manifesto of the Ruling Party and policy
speeches of the Executives in the EC Province;
 LHR is one of the priorities of the current Minister of Arts & Culture
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STRATEGIC CONTEXT INFORMING NHC PROGRAMMING (Cont…)
 The Mzansi Golden Economy (MGE) imperatives;
 Revised Arts, Culture and Heritage White Paper of 1996;
 Declaration of 21st Century by the AU as African Century with Vision 2063
 Government’s prioritisation of building Monuments and Other symbols to
honour heroes/ins of the struggle that delivered freedom and democracy;
 National Days Celebrations;
 Commemorative Activities including repatriations, public lectures
 SONAs and State of the Provinces Addresses;
 Policy Speeches of Ministers and MECs
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OVERVIEW OF NHC MANDATE
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LEGISLATIVE MANDATE
The NHC is a Schedule 3A public entity under the DAC. The mandate of the NHC is
contained in Section 4 (Objectives) of the National Heritage Act no. 11 of 1999 as per
the objects of the Act as stated below:
 Develop, promote and protect the national heritage for present and future
generations;
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To coordinate heritage management;
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To protect, preserve and promote the content and heritage which resides in
orature in order to make it accessible and dynamic;
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To integrate living heritage with functions and activities of the Council and all
other heritage authorities and institutions at national, provincial and local levels;
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To promote and protect indigenous knowledge systems including but not
limited to enterprise and industry, social upliftment, institutional framework and
liberatory processes; and
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To intensify support for the promotion of history and culture of all our peoples
and particularly to support research and publications on enslavement in South
Africa.
MANDATE OF NHC AS OUTLINED BY THE NHC
ACT 11 OF 1999
The Council must –
a) Advise the Minister oni) national policies on heritage matters, including indigenous
knowledge systems, living treasures, restitution and other relevant
matters; and
ii) any other matter concerning heritage which the
Minister may from time to time determine;
b) Advise the Minister on the allocation of core funding to declared cultural
institutions;
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MANDATE OF NHC AS OUTLINED BY THE NHC
ACT 11 OF 1999 (continued)
c) Investigate ways and means of effecting the repatriation of South African
heritage objects presently being held by foreign governments, public and
private institutions and individuals;
d) Make grants to any person, organisation or institution in order to promote
and develop national heritage activities and resources;
e) Co-ordinate the activities of public institutions involved in heritage
management in an integrated manner to ensure optimum use of State
resources;
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MANDATE OF NHC AS OUTLINED BY THE NHC
ACT 11 OF 1999 (continued)
f) Monitor and co-ordinate transformation of the heritage sector, with
special emphasis on the development of living heritage projects;
g) Consult and liaise with relevant stakeholders on heritage matters;
h) Generally support, nurture and develop access to institutions and
programmes that promote and bring equity to heritage management;
i) Promote an awareness of the history of all our peoples, including the
history of enslavement in South Africa;
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MANDATE OF NHC AS OUTLINED BY THE NHC
ACT 11 OF 1999 (continued)
j) Lobby in order to secure funding for heritage management and to create
a greater public awareness of the importance of our nation’s heritage;
and
k) Perform such duties in respect of its objects as the Minister may assign to
it.
2) The Council may on its own initiative advise the Minister on any matter
concerning heritage
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NHC AND SAHRA
MANDATE
DISTINGUISHED
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AREAS OF EXCLUSIVE/DISTINCT NHC
AND SAHRA MANDATES
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NHC AND SAHRA MANDATES DISTINGUISHED
 In terms of the National Heritage Council Act, 1999 (Act No. 11 of 1999) NHC the
following functions fall within the exclusive mandate of the Council of the NHC:
 advising the Minister of Arts and Culture on heritage policy and any matter connected to
heritage;
 Coordination of institutions involved in heritage management;
 Determining a policy of effecting the repatriation of heritage resources held by foreign
governments, public and private institutions and individuals which is a policy advisory
mandate;
 Monitor and coordinate heritage transformation of the Heritage Sector;
 Funding Heritage initiatives by making grants to community heritage projects;
 Lobby in order to secure funding for the sector to advance heritage management;
 Nature and support heritage initiatives to ensure their development;
 Promote the development of Living heritage (intangible cultural heritage);
 Generally support, nature and develop access to institutions and programmes that promote
and bring equity to heritage
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NHC AND SAHRA MANDATES DISTINGUISHED (Cont…)
 In contrast SAHRA’s exclusive Mandate in terms of the National Heritage
Resources Act, 1999 (Act No. 25 of 1999) focuses largely on Tangible Cultural
Heritage which include but not limited to the following which its Council must do:
 Establish national principles, standards and policy for the identification, recording and
management of the national estate in terms of which heritage resources and other relevant
bodies must function with respect to South African heritage resources (Section 13 (1)(a));
 Promote the co-ordination of policy formulation and planning for the management of the
national estate at national and provincial levels(Section 16(d)).
 Investigate and advise the SAHRA Council on the repatriation of heritage resources which
have been removed from South Africa and which SAHRA considers to be significant as
part of the national estate (Section 13(2)(a)(iv))
 Promote education and training in fields related to the management of the national estate
(Section 13(1)(f)).
 Promote and encourage public understanding and enjoyment of the national
estate and public interest and involvement in the identification, assessment, recording
and management of heritage resources (Section 13(1)(d));
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AREAS OF PERCEIVED
DUPLICATION OF MANDATES
BETWEEN NHC AND SAHRA
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AREAS OF PERCEIVED DUPLICATION BETWEEN NHC AND SAHRA MANDATES
 The function of the SAHRA Council is also to advise the Minister on matters
concerning heritage resources management – NHC Council only advises the
Minister on heritage policies other than on heritage resource management;
 The function of the SAHRA Council is to furnish the Minister with such
information as the Minister may require – NHC Council has a broader mandate
and can advise the Minister on any matter concerning heritage;
 Both NHC and SAHRA Councils may perform any other functions assigned to
them by the Act or as directed by the Minister – NHC can only do so on a
specific and not broad matter not connected to its mandate);
 SAHRA must promote the systematic identification and recording of the national
estate by promoting the identification and recording of aspects of the living
heritage associated with heritage resources – NHC only deals intangible
aspects of living heritage including policy determination
 Co-ordinate the management of the national estate by all agencies of the State
and other bodies and monitor their activities to ensure that they comply with
national principles, standards and policy for heritage resources management –
NHC Council coordinates institutions outside the realm of the national estate but
those involved in heritage management instead.
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AREAS OF PERCEIVED DUPLICATION BETWEEN NHC AND SAHRA MANDATES (CONT…)
 Whereas SAHRA Council must promote the systematic identification and
recording of the national estate by
 the establishment and funding of a standing South African Heritage Resources Survey which
is tasked with annual projects aimed at identifying, assessing and documenting heritage
resources;
 the administration, co-ordination and funding of projects and research programmes
aimed at the creation of graphic and other records of heritage resources;
 NHC Council on the other hand must make grant to heritage initiatives to
organisations and individuals, and thus not limited to the survey or creation
of graphics on heritage projects;
 Whereas SAHRA must investigate and advise the SAHRA Council on the
repatriation of heritage resources which have been removed from South
Africa and which SAHRA considers to be significant as part of the national
estate – NHC Council only focuses on the development of policy and
recommendation thereof to the Minister on how to effect repatriation of
identified heritage resources removed from South Africa instead
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NHC STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
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VISION
“To build a nation proud of its African
heritage”
MISSION
“To transform, protect and promote
South African heritage for sustainable
development”
NHC’S APPROACH TOWARDS PROGRAMMING
The following key imperatives inform the formulation of NHC’s Strategy on which the
APP is based:
 Outcomes 12 and 14 of the National Programme of Action;
 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 Which makes heritage a shared
competence;
 White Paper on Arts and Culture currently being revised by DAC
 National Heritage Council Act, 1999 (Act No 11 of 1999);
 Cultural Laws Amendment Act;
 Relevant UNESCO Guidelines and Protocols;
 The Public Finance Management Act, No.1 of 1999 and Applicable Treasury
Regulations; and
 Relevant Public Service Policies and Guidelines.
NHC’S APPROACH TOWARDS PROGRAMMING (Conti…)
All NHC Projects should contribute towards realisation of NHC’s Vision by
ensuring that South Africans can attest to the following:
 Knowledgeable about heritage;
 Have access to heritage;
 Benefit from heritage;
 Utilise heritage in their lives; and
 Behave in a way that demonstrates their pride in Heritage.
NHC’S APPROACH TOWARDS PROGRAMMING (Conti…)
The following key imperatives inform the formulation of
NHC’s Strategy:
 Implement heritage knowledge interventions that build
South Africans who are proud of their heritage
 Improve the level of public awareness about heritage;
 Ensure institutional sustainability;
 Build institutional capacity;
NHC’S APPROACH TOWARDS PROGRAMMING (Conti…)
Anticipated outputs from NHC’s Strategy and APP:
 Research reports on National Heritage;
 National Heritage Knowledge Interventions;
 Publications on National Heritage; and
 Information on Heritage in South Africa.
SYNOPSIS OF KEY NHC PROJECTS
AND PROGRAMMES
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A. LIBERATION HERITAGE
ROUTE
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LIBERATION HERITAGE ROUTE
 Project has two dimensions: the National Chapter of mainstreaming LHR across the
three spheres of government and Nomination Process for world heritage listing
focusing on the Iconic Sites of which the Nelson Mandela Memorials for Liberation
and Reconciliation are part;
 A Service provider for the Nomination process has been appointed in July 2014
already submitted an inception report, revised tentative list and working on producing
a Draft Dossier;
 Working with SAHRA site visits on the sites associated with Nelson Mandela
Memorials such as Mqhekezweni, Qunu, Healdtown, Clarkebury already done and
priority being given to the development of management plans;
 A Technical Committee inclusive of Nelson Mandela Museum, DSRC EC, DST, DEA
has been established and is currently busy with the nomination process for which
DAC is asked to adopt and support.
 A dedicated LHR Provincial Coordinator Representative for each province had
been appointed for the current financial year but regrettably no further funding is
available to retain their much needed skills;
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LIBERATION HERITAGE ROUTE (Cont…)
 Business Plan, Conceptual Framework and cost structure had been and
submitted to the relevant Inter-ministerial Committee (IMC) and lately
MINMEC and thus await Cabinet approval.
 Three Sites per Province including the Eastern Cape had been identified as
part of the pilot projects for infrastructure development;
 Stakeholders engaged include ECCSEC, Nelson Mandela Museum, DSRC,
SAHRA, National Department of Tourism, SA World Heritage Committee;
 An Inter Governmental Relations (IGR) Framework on the implementation
of LHR has been developed and EC Province could make use of it;
 A dedicated LHR wiki-website has been developed and integrated into NHC
Website;
 Research Report on unsung heroes and heroines of the struggle by HSRC
has been completed;
 A draft research report on the Pondoland Revolt was produced by Fort Hare
University through NHC Funding
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B. UBUNTU SOCIAL COHESION HONOURS
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UBUNTU SOCIAL COHESION HONOURS
 DAC and NHC will be hosting the 2015 the Ubuntu Social Cohesion Honour in
Port Elizabeth on 20 March 2015 and DSRC could join as a key partner and
host;
 The above event is a precursor to the DAC’s National Social Cohesion
Summit to be held on Human Rights Day in PE on 21 March 2015
 In 2009 NHC had hosted an Ubuntu Imbizo and Award Ceremony at
Bumbane Great Place in the EC Province and conferred the honour to the late
King of Abathembu Sabata Dalinyebo;
 This has been the main Flagship programme of the NHC since 2006 focusing
on the Imbizos and Awards events respectively with the latter honouring
people who in their good deeds encapsulate and live off the spirit of Ubuntu;
 Former President Mandela was the first ever recipient in 2006 and a host of
other eminent persons such as Presidents Fidel Castro and KK Kaunda,
former SG of the OAU Dr Boutros-Boutros Ghali, Ms Winnie Mandela, and
the late Dr Miriam Makeba followed Committee of eminent persons
established and responsible for selection of winners;
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UBUNTU SOCIAL COHESION HONOURS (Cont…)
 NHC hosted a national conference on “Reclaiming the values of a Just and
Caring Society” in 2010 supported by DAC and key resolutions adopted;
 NHC participated in the DAC Social Cohesion Summit held at Kliptown during
July 2012 which NHC also attended wherein key resolutions where adopted.
 In line with one of the key resolutions of the 2012 Summit on Social Cohesion
which calls for the strengthening of existing initiatives to promote social
cohesion, DAC’s Social Cohesion division working on a partnership for joint
hosting of the Ubuntu /Social Cohesion Honours but nothing formal yet;
 Last year on 11 August 2014 Ubuntu Honour was Posthumously conferred on
former late President of Tanzania Dr Nwalimu Julius Nyerere at the University
of Dar Es Salaam;
 Reports on previous Ubuntu Imbizos and Conferences are available on
request
 Project Plan on 2015/16 Ubuntu Social Cohesion Event is already in place
and awaits conclusion of negotiations with DAC as Potential sponsor
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C. GOLDEN SHIELDS HERITAGE
AWARDS
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GOLDEN SHIELDS HERITAGE AWARDS
 Golden Shield Heritage Awards is one of the programmes of the NHC
which could not be implemented owing to lack of sponsorship;
 The Projects aims to honour persons, natural and juristic persons,
eminent persons for their contribution in heritage promotion in their
diverse fields covering in heritage including IKS, Cultural expressions,
Orature, Music, Conservation, Education, etc;
 So far the Golden Shields Heritage Awards have been held only twice
starting with the their launch in 2012 where NHC partnered Ekurhuleni
Metro and Birchwood Conference and Hotels, and national DAC;
 In 2013 NHC partnered with Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in
hosting the event in Mangaung on 20 September;
 An opportunity also arises for Provinces to come in and collaborate with
NHC to host the Awards for 2015 and probably beyond;
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D. SATMA AWARDS
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SATMA AWARDS
 NHC has supported the South African Traditional Music
Achievements (SATMA) Awards since their inception in 2006;
 As one of the key partners in implementation of SATMA Awards,
NHC had been instrumental in presenting the programme to the
EC Provincial Government which culminated in the signing of a
three year partnership agreement to host the Awards in the
Province;
 Notwithstanding the end of the partnership in 2014, the NHC is
still interested in continuing with the SATMA partnership;
 A planning meeting with SATMA Organisers would be taking
place before the end of March 2015.
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E. HERITAGE EDUCATION
OUTREACH
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HERITAGE EDUCATION OUTREACH
 This is one of the flagships of the NHC which is implemented annually and aimed
at promoting heritage awareness in schools amongst the learners;
 Provincial buildups which culminate into a Camp where learners compete amongst
themselves on chosen heritage topics are done;
 SANParks provides own venues within their national parks while National DoBE
takes responsibility for the Provincial Build-ups and provide for the needs of
educators and learners;
 NHC is still in partnership with the DoBE towards hosting the 2015 Heritage
Education Outreach Camp.
 Topics that are chosen for the learners are included towards research on the
history of South Africa particularly liberation heritage, African History and
Heritage to deepen their understanding of who they are, where they come from
and what their future contributions should be.
F. FUNDING & RESOURCES
MOBILISATION
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FUNDED PROJECTS
 NHC discharges its funding mandate through calls open to the Public for heritage
initiatives;
 A Funding Policy and a Fundraising policy through which disbursements and
resource mobilisation is done had been developed;
 Adjudication of Projects is done through an Independent Funding Committee
within the confines of its Terms of Reference;
 NHC endeavours to ensure balance of the geographical spread of funding across
the provinces in an equitable manner;
 A Heritage Fund has been established and a Service Provider appointed to assist
the NHC with funding mobilisation;
 Through funding NHC has been able to receive outputs such as books, manuscripts
and other published materials on heritage
G. POLICY ADVICE
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COMPLETED POLICY INITIATIVES
 NHC completed a Draft Heritage Transformation Charter which is informed by Stakeholder
inputs of which the EC Province participated through a provincial Summit held in 2007. A
draft was handed over to the former Minister of Arts and Culture Mr Paul Mashatile on 08
April 2014;
 NHC produced a publication titled “Critical Reflections on Heritage” comprised of the
following policy initiatives which where consulted upon with the provinces including the EC
Province:
 Mainstreaming Heritage in Development with the focus being on the conflict of
competing interests between conservation and economic beneficiation;
 Repatriation of Heritage proposing the development of national guidelines in the
absence of a national policy;
 Access to Heritage Resources focusing on the limitation and hindrances to heritage in
the broader sense, e.g. Funding, language, physical sites, benefits;
 Heritage Professional Ethics and Conduct proposing guidelines in the area of research
and practice;
POLICY WORK STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT
 The following Draft Policy Position Papers have been developed and would be consulted
on with the public and all critical stakeholders including the EC Province:
 Heritage and Economic Development to determine two things: a declaratory
Statement that says heritage contributes to Economic Development; and
Quantification of Heritage;
 Heritage in Private Hands focusing on the question best model of Management:
Private vs Public Ownership. Similarly, what should happen to neglected privately
owned objects of historic significance;
 Monuments, Memorials and Statues with the focus on searching for best model
for SA through comparative studies and relevance of old ones and their relevance
in the new dispensation;
 Spiritual Repatriation and its application in South Africa in the absence of a
national policy;
UNFUNDED MANDATES &
SPECIAL PROJECTS FOR
WHICH PARTNERSHIPS
ARE SOLICITED
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1. REPATRIATION OF CHIEF DAWID
STUURMAN PROJECT
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REPATRIATION OF CHIEF DAWID STUURMAN
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Project is part of the 20 years celebration of democracy in SA and had been included in the
Policy Speech of former Minister Mashatile during 2013/14;
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NHC coordinating engagement of stakeholders since April 2013 after being approached by
Khoi-San Political Task Team by process stalled since November 2013 owing to budget
shortfalls;
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A Steering Committee comprised of key stakeholders including DAC, COGTA, SA HC to
Australia, DIRCO, National Khoi-San Council (NK&SC), Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
& SAHRA established;
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Sub-committees created to assist with the Project in terms of research, spiritual Journey
and Memorialisation projects;
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Former Leadership of EC Provincial Government at level of the OTP and DSRC had been
briefed on the project during 2013;
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NHC would like to see the provinces edging closer towards supporting repatriation efforts
and adopting the project to enhance Research and Memorialisation of the Khoi-San
Legacy
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REPATRIATION OF CHIEF DAWID STUURMAN (Cont..)
 Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality as host together with the Eastern
Cape Provincial Government are part of the Steering Committee;
 Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture Briefed during April 2013;
 High Commissioner of SA to Australia Ms Kholeka Mqulwana facilitated
research and was the main link for the Government on this Project;
 Sub-committees on legacy, protocol, reburial and reburial established
and given mandates to develop a project plan for spiritual journey;
 Copies of book on Chief Dawid Stuurman reproduced by South End
Museum through NHC funding and distributed to key stakeholders;
 Colloquium on Chief Dawid Stuurman and Khoi-San History was held at
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University on 29 October 2013;
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REPATRIATION OF CHIEF DAWID STUURMAN (Cont..)
 Research results indicated impossibility of finding the remains;
 Plan B of Spiritual Repatriation agreed upon hence the Spiritual
Journey Plan has been crafted;
 Plans on the determination of lineage through research done and
approved by the Steering Committee;
 Erection of monument in Australia and South Africa agreed upon
subject to budget availability;
 National ceremony originally planned for April 2014 to coincide with
Freedom Day Celebrations but deferred owing to lack of funds;
 A draft Cabinet Memo has been presented to the Minister and DAC,
and DAC through advise from DAC repatriations of Moses Kotane, JB
Marks and Eva Jones have been included in the memo – Approval,
however, only given for repatriation of Moses Kotane and JB Marks;
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2. HERITAGE IMPACT
STUDY
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HERITAGE IMPACT STUDY
 Council of the NHC has adopted this initiative with a view to develop a business
case informed by the declaratory statement that says that heritage is a significant
contributor to GDP and social cohesion;
 The aim is to conduct a survey to produce evidence informed by credible research
outputs providing statistical data to validate and quantify the contribution of
heritage to SA economy;
 Like in the case of Tourism which immensely benefits from heritage as a direct
input, through this survey, the NHC would like to put a case for heritage to benefit
directly from the revenue generated through tourism activities on heritage sites.
 NHC had unsuccessfully tried to solicit funding from other funders including
National treasury, DAC and National Lotteries Board for this very important
project.
 This project is of value to the Provinces in terms of measuring the impact and
contribution of heritage to the Provincial Economic Development
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3. YOUNG INDIGENOUS
ARTISTS (YIA)
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YOUNG INDIGENOUS ARTISTS
 This project commenced during 2007 with 9 youths each representing a
province in South Africa had been taken to Ethiopia for specialised
training on fine art and painting of pictures on a dry goat skin;
 Lottery had funded the initial phase of the project and the Plan in place
was for NHC to help them to set up cooperatives upon their return so
that they could in turn train others within their own home province
thereby increasing the skilling and employment of the local youths;
 NHC would like to see provinces adopting and supporting the Provincial
Young Indigenous Artist by establishing a cooperative with office and
training space secured through which others could be trained to
become successful entrepreneurs who can work independently;
 Through NHC facilitation NHC could get one of the more advanced
Artist from Northern Cape or Limpopo Provinces to train other young
artists in the Provinces to stimulate job creation especially amongst the
youths.
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SPECIAL PROJECTS
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A. HOME OF LEGENDS
PROJECT
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A. HOME OF LEGENDS PROJECT
 The Home of Legends (HoL) Project was presented to the NHC by the EC
Provincial Government on 18 September 2012;
 NHC participated in the Launch of the HoL Project at Mqhekezweni in October
2012;
 HoL is aligned with the LHR hence the partnership;
 An MoU has been concluded between NHC and EC OTP in December 2014 on
the HoL effective for two years;
 An MoA between the parties has been signed in January 2015 for Three Phases
of the project;
 Conceptual Framework on the HoL and selection criteria for qualifying as a legend;
 Book on the legends of the EC Province ranging from Musical, political, Sporting and
legendary features and sites that display outstanding value;
 A database of legends and sites associated with the Province.
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B. SUPPORT FOR CULTURAL
EXPRESSIONS
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SUPPORT FOR CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS
NHC has supported cultural expressions some of which are still
continuing and more particularly the following:
 Vhembe Cultural Festival encompassing SePedi, XiTsonga,
Tshivenda, Shona and SeTswana traditional performances by the
people of Limpopo Province, Botswana and Zimbabwe as part of
Social Cohesion and Regional cooperation;
 Buyelekhaya Cultural Festival incorporating musical and other
performances of the diverse people of the Eastern Cape;
 Zindala Zombili Cultural and Indigenous Programme
incorporating Zulu, Tswana and Sotho Youth perfromances and
Capacity building programmes through annual Camps;
 Melting Port Choir Festival where NHC supports a Traditional
Folklore Category;
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C. OTHER PROPOSED
AREAS OF
COLLABORATION
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OTHER PROJECTS
 Deepening further Research on Policy Position papers on heritage gaps through
collaborative efforts;
 Mainstream Liberation Heritage Route focused Research in all the Provinces;
 Sharing common digital platforms through LHR Dedicated Wiki-Website;
 Collaboration and Joint programming on Commemorative events linked to Liberation
Heritage such as those on Women’s Charter, Freedom Charter, Centenary of Fort Hare
University, etc;
 Heritage Tourism Promotion anchored on the sites linked to the LHR in the Provinces;
 Joint hosting of Public Lectures, conferences, seminars, Symposia and exhibitions with
DMV, Freedom Park, DAC, Museums such as Ditsong, etc on selected topics.
 Support commemorative initiatives including exhumations, repatriation and reburials;
 Support Research and Heritage Publications
NEW PROJECTS BEING
EXPLORED
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NEW PROJECTS BEING FURTHER DEVELOPED
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Heritage Fund;
Heritage Dictionary;
Define Heritage;
Establish Heritage Institute;
Implement Heritage Exchange programmes;
Establish Heritage Chair;
Establish a Centre for Liberation Heritage Excellence;
Develop a Heritage Journal;
Develop a Heritage Qualification;
Support Postgraduate Scholarships;
Participate in Maritime heritage;
THANK YOU
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