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National Heritage Council of Namibia

National Heritage Council of Namibia

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The National Heritage Council of Namibia (NHC) is a government organisation in Namibia, responsible for historic preservation. It was created through the National Heritage Act, (Act Number 27 of 2004), which is an Act of Parliament, mandated "to provide for the protection and conservation of places and objects of heritage significance and the registration of such places and objects; to establish a National Heritage Council; to establish a National Heritage Register; and to provide for incidental matters".[1] The council is managed by Ms. Erica Ndalikokule.

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The organisation is the successor to the National Monuments Council, an organisation set up under the National Monuments Act of South Africa which applied in Namibia during the period of South African rule and during the first fourteen years of independence.[2] In 2007, the National Heritage Register was created as the central repository authorised by the 2004 act.[3]

Notable structures and sites

The 'White Lady' rock painting at the Brandberg heritage place on which the logo of the NHC is based.

Proposed sites

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Notes

  1. [1]
    Government Gazette 3361, p. 2.
  2. [2]
    Government Gazette 3361, p. 39.
  3. [3]
    Shigwedha, Absalom (23 November 2007). "National Heritage Register created". The Namibian.
  4. [4]
    Irene ǃHoaës: Chief Kutako's house could become a heritage site New Era, 26 July 2010
  5. [5]
    Shrine unknown New Era, 24 January 2011
  6. [6]
    Irene ǃHoaës: Cultural sites unpopular New Era, 25 January 2011

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