South Africa
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (10)
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)
A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process...
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 (20)
- #MyAfricanHeritage Instagram Video Contest winners Wednesday, 22 May 2019
- Strengthening marine World Heritage in Sudan through South-South cooperation Friday, 12 October 2018
- 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
Events (16)
- Third World Heritage Marine Managers Conference 27-Aug-2016-31-Oct-2018
- 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
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 Tebogo Seokolo
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France, Permanent Delegate (designate) permanent
World Heritage
Within UNESCO
Other sources of information