Government Notice No. 1494 of 2019

National Heritage Resources Act (25/1999) » Declaration of the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, Kliptown,...

Title	National Heritage Resources Act (25/1999) » Declaration of the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, Kliptown, Soweto, Gauteng as a National Heritage Site
Department	Arts & Culture
Gazette	National Gazettes, No. 42849 of 22 November, 2019, 2 page(s), 546Kb

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            36    No. 42849             GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22 NOVEMBER 2019

DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE
          NO. 1494                       DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE                     22 NOVEMBER 2019

SOUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE RESOURCES AGENCY

DECLARATION OF THE WALTER SISULU SQUARE OF DEDICATION, KLIPTOWN,
                                 SOWETO, Gauteng AS A NATIONAL HERITAGE SITE
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                  By virtue of the powers vested in the South African Heritage Resources Agency, in terms of
                  section  27  (5)  of  the  National  Heritage  Resources  Act  (No.  25  of  1999)  SAHRA  hereby
                  declares the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication (previously known as Freedom Square) as a
                  National Heritage Site.

Statement of Significance

As the site of the 1955 Congress of the People, the Walter Sisulu Square represents the most
                  representative gathering in the history of South Africa and the democratic approach taken in
                  documenting the  vision of ordinary South  Africans.  The  process of drafting the  Freedom
                  Charter was the first time in South African history where all South Africans were given an
                  opportunity to voice their dreams and hopes for a future democratic South Africa, irrespective
                  of race, colour, education, language, sex, personal beliefs and organisational affiliation.

This process culminated on 25th and 26th June 1955, at the Congress of the People on a
                  dusty field that is now the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, to adopt the Freedom Charter.
                  The Freedom Charter further, gave the liberation movement a uniform and coherent vision for
                  a future South Africa and became the basis of the movement. The Constitution of the new
                  post-apartheid democratic South Africa is based on the demands and rights reflected in the
                  Freedom Charter and encapsulates its vision as a goal for a fully integrated and inclusive
                  South African nation.

Schedule
                  The demarcation of the site is as follows:
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                   Site Name     Erf No / Farm  Province   Nearest Town  Municipality      Survey    y
                                                                                           Diagram

Walter Sisulu   Erf 11915   Gauteng     Kliptown       City of          3944/2055
                   Square of     Pimville Zone                            Johannesburg
                   Dedication    9
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