South Africa
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (10)
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Cultural (5)
- Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa (1999,2005)
- Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (2003)
- Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape (2007)
- Robben Island (1999)
- ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape (2017)
Natural (4)
- Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains (2018)
- Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2004,2015)
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park (1999)
- Vredefort Dome (2005)
Mixed (1)
- Maloti-Drakensberg Park (2000,2013)
Sites on the Tentative List (5)
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Activities (4)
- Enhancing our Heritage- Monitoring and managing for success in World Natural Heritage sites
- World Heritage in Young Hands Visual Arts Workshop (2005)
- Technical and preparatory assistance for the inscription of iSimangaliso Wetland Park and Maloti-Drakensberg Park, South Africa and Lesotho
- Sustainable Tourism Capacity Building
News (18)
- Four sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List Monday, 2 July 2018
- Namib Sand Sea – First prize of heritage photo contest Wednesday, 16 May 2018
- #MyAfricanHeritage – Participate in the African World Heritage Day photo contest Monday, 16 April 2018
- CEO of iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority receives 2017 KfW-Bernhard-Grzimek-Preis Thursday, 4 May 2017
- Increasing youth involvement in the promotion and protection of African World Heritage Friday, 29 April 2016
Events (15)
- World Heritage Youth Forum (2016) Africa 28-Apr-2016-04-May-2016
- International World Heritage Youth Forum: Living with Heritage: Temple, Environment and People (T.E.P.) 08-Jun-2013-17-Jun-2013
- International Conference- "Living with World Heritage in Africa” Call for contributions 26-Sep-2012-29-Sep-2012
- International Conference "Living with World Heritage in Africa" 26-Sep-2012-29-Sep-2012
- World Heritage and Impacts of Developments in the Africa region 23-May-2012-25-May-2012
South Africa
Ratification of the Convention:
Thursday, 10 July 1997
1999-2005 2009-2013
Source:
Official Relations (UNESCO/ERI)
South Africa
UNESCO Country page
South Africa
UNESCO Country page
Permanent Delegation of the Republic of South Africa to UNESCO
H. E. Mr Rapulane Sydney Molekane
Ambassador Extraordinary and plenipotentiary of South Africa in France, Permanent Delegate
World Heritage
Within UNESCO
Other sources of information