Official source
Source domain: hwc.org.za
Collected on 26 June 2026
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What this means
Heritage Western Cape is a provincial heritage resources authority established in 2003 under the National Heritage Resources Act, 1999. It aims to identify, protect, and conserve heritage resources in the Western Cape and to promote cooperative governance among national, provincial, and local authorities. The page notes the scope of heritage resources (tangible and intangible) and that Heritage Resource Management Services provides executive and administrative support to implement heritage legislation. Contact information and links for submissions and staff lists are provided.
Facts
Places
Western Cape
Reference
ZA/NODE/3642
Parties
Heritage Western Cape is a provincial heritage resources authority
Key Takeaways
- organization: Heritage Western Cape
- establishment: January 2003
- act: National Heritage Resources Act, Act 25 of 1999
- mandate: promote cooperative governance for identification, conservation and management of heritage resources
- resources: tangible and intangible heritage (monuments, places of worship, historical sites, sacred sites, oral traditions, indigenous knowledge, slavery-associated structures, fossils, archaeological sites, burial grounds, memorials, rock art)
- service: Heritage Resource Management Services
- contact_email: hwc.hwc@westerncape.gov.za
- office_phone: 021 483 9729
- office_hours: 09:00-15:00, Monday-Friday
- submission_link: https://hwc.org.za/node/3642
- staff_list_link: http://hwc.org.za/node/1873