HERITAGE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES PRESENTATION TO THE

HERITAGE, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES: PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE 22 JUNE 2005

INTRODUCTION THE HERITAGE CHIEF DIRECTORATE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING: Heritage Institutions (Museums, NHC and SAHRA) Legacy Projects Living Heritage South African Geographical Names 2

HERITAGE INSTITUTIONS DAC provides subsidies to heritage institutions Almost 80% of heritage budget goes to heritage institutions DAC oversight on strategic plans, quarterly reports and annual reports Recently conducted workshops with council members and the CEOs of institutions on corporate governance (Heritage Institutions cont/) 3

REVIEW AND ALIGNMENT OF HERITAGE LEGISLATION DAC has started the process to review, align and amend heritage legislation Overlaps and duplications of mandates Institutions mainly affected are SAHRA and NHC (Heritage institutions cont/) 4

NATIONAL AUDIT SAHRA has been tasked to conduct an audit of movable and immovable cultural properties Important to determine the national estate Will lead to better protection and management of cultural assets Will be a basis for developing a national policy on security Working with SAPS, interpol and SAHRA to address security challenges (Heritage institution cont/) 5

PROVINCIAL HERITAGE RESOURCES AUTHORITIES Provinces have established Provincial Heritage Resources Authorities –section 24 of the NHRA Process to transfer assets, rights, liabilities and obligations has begun–Section 58(10) Assets register has been developed Comprehensive plan of action has been developed Deadline is 31 March 2006 Fully capacitated and operational PHRAs (Heritage institutions cont/) 6

GRAVES OF VICTIMS OF CONFLICT Identify graves of victims of conflict Restore/renovate graves of victims of conflict Rural and Urban renewal Job creation Social Cohesion and Nation building 7

LEGACY PROJECTS Cabinet approved nine legacy projects since 1998 8 were managed by DAC: - Samora Machel Monument: Mbuzini. Mpumalanga - Nelson Mandela Museum: Qunu-Eastern Cape - Luthuli Museum: Groutville-KZN - Ncome Museum: Nquthu-KZN - Women’s Monument: Pretoria-Gauteng - Freedom Park: Pretoria-Gauteng - Khoisan Legacy Project: - Constitution Hill: Johannesburg-Gauteng (Cont/) 8

1 Constitutional Hill was managed by the city of Johannesburg Almost all are complete except the Khoisan project All were labour intensive projects and created long-term and temporary employment Developing a new portfolio of legacy projects 9

LIVING HERITAGE/INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE Emphasis has been on Tangible Cultural Heritage In 2000 the Minister appointed a panel of ethnomusicologist to develop strategies for collecting and promoting indigenous music Since 2003, DAC has embarked on a process to collect, preserve and promote living heritage in SA Working with universities of Zululand, Fort Hare and Venda 10

UNIVERSITY OF VENDA OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INDIGENOUS/TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES Research on indigenous knowledge/traditional practices Research on indigenous food, dance and music Participation of local communities 11

UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE ICONS OF SOUTH AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE AND THEIR STORIES Icons of South African Cultural Heritage/Living Human Treasures Revitalization and restoration of cultural traditions Research on music, dance and indigenous instruments Participation of local communities 12

UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND MUSIC AND DANCE Training in skills and art of indigenous music These include: - wedding songs - hunting songs - war songs - clan songs Amahubo and various forms of Zulu dance Participation of local communities 13

PARTNERSHIPS WITH AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE TRUST Zindala Zombili competition National Heritage dance and music Promote excellence in the performance of indigenous dance and music Social integration and unity Breaking down cultural barriers 14

CHALLENGE WITH REGARD TO LIVING HERITAGE Developing a comprehensive policy and legislation to preserve and promote living heritage Appointment of the panel to develop such policy and legislation 15

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES Pre 1994 Policies and Legislation SA Geographical Names Act of 1998 Post 1994 Transformation The significance of the Provincial Geographical Names Committees Lack of adequate finances and human resources within the PGNCS Need for a legislative amendment – to cleary define powers and duties of the provincial geographical committees. 16

CURRENT INITIATIVES 29 th Session of the World Heritage Committee 10 -19 July 2005, South Africa hosts the 29 th Session of the WHC in Durban First meeting in Sub-Saharan Africa 180 Countries State of preservation of World Heritage Sites Inscribing new sites on the World Heritage list Possible new SA sites-Vrede fort dome in the Free state, Taung in Northwest, Makapan’s valley in Limpopo. 17

HERITAGE MONTH 2005 Theme-”celebrating our living heritage” Sub-Theme-”our indigenous foods, our knowledge and our heritage To be celebrated in all the provinces National event in Taung-Northwest Province, 24 September 2005 18

THANK YOU 19