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Welcome
to the National
Heritage Council

"Our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our nation." - Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Nature is part of our heritage

“I am an African. I owe my being to the hills and the valleys, the mountains and the glades, the rivers, the deserts, the trees, the flowers, the seas and the ever-changing seasons that define the face of our native land.” - Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki

Cultural heritage defines us

"Indeed, our heritage is the foundation from which we are working to rebuild our society.” - Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma

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Benefit community initiatives

EDUCATION

Learners participated in programme to be heritage ambassadors

LIBERATION

Sites nominated for World and National Heritage

RECOGNITION

Heritage champions recognised

Golden Shield Heritage Awards

The National Heritage Council conceived the Golden Shield National Heritage Awards (GOSHA) in 2012 as a way to acknowledge active citizenship that protects and promotes the country’s heritage. As the name of the awards suggests, these are the people who act as the shields against the obliteration of our cultural and natural heritage. It is important to acknowledge, thank and take pride in people who continuously contribute selflessly to the preservation, interpretation and promotion of South Africa’s rich cultural heritage.

The awards were motivated by the rationale that heritage has a significant role to play in promoting social cohesion and community development. Awards such as this one, therefore, give acknowledgement and expose the depth of the South African Heritage which is unique and diverse. This project takes a national character and is intended to be all-inclusive. We recognise the contribution of individuals, groups, or organisations/academic institutions that protect, preserve and promote the country’s heritage. The award recipients and the projects reflect best practice in promotion, preservation, conservation and/or interpretation of our heritage. Nominations are welcomed from all disciplines that have a direct bearing to how heritage is appreciated and preserved in the country.

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