Sharpeville Massacre Memorial Analysis
Introduction
The Sharpeville Massacre Memorial has a cultural and historical significance for South Africans because of the events, which occurred in the Sharpeville massacre, which was the turning point of the apartheid and first initiation of the anti-apartheid. An investigation will be done to determine information about the memorial site, determining how the site compiles with the National Resource Heritage Act of 1999,issues with the site and ways to determine as to how the site should be preserved.
Analysis on the Sharpeville Massacre Memorial
The reason for the Sharpeville Massacre memorial is my choice from a heritage point of view.
The heritage site selected is The Sharpeville Massacre memorial because it adds a perspective of the …show more content…
On the 21st March 1960, Pan Africanist Congress managed to organise a peaceful protest in Sharpeville. The purpose of the protest was to demonstrate their frustrations over the apartheid regime by burning their pass books which restricted them from entering certain areas (Themba Monnye Thingahangwi Tracy Tshivhase Khumbudzo Netshituni Khumbudzo Netshituni, 2016). The Police after having fear of being in danger by the protestors started firing their guns and killed 69 people (protestors). The international community experienced disgust from apartheid system by the gruesome horrors of the apartheid. This event was the turning point of the anti-apartheid movement. Currently the 21st of March is a public holiday to serve in honour of human rights and the commemoration of the Sharpeville massacre. On 21 March 2002, 42 years later, after incident of the massacre, former President Nelson Mandela opened the memorial as part of the Sharpeville Human rights Precinct (Emfuleni Local Municipality, …show more content…
The justification of the person’s involvement must be within the Sedibeng jurisdiction as stated according NHRA. The municipality, historians and cultural specialists are also a part of the authorities
The site inspection is conducted to determine the physical needs of the site. The authorities will ensure the site is conserved and managed properly for future generations.
The national heritage resources authority declared and administered the memorial a heritage site.A submission in reports such as the Environmental Impact Assessment and the Heritage Impact Assessments are required. The ‘’awareness of structures may be protected’’(NHRA Act 25, 1999)
The problem in doing this
The memorial does not comply with some of the NHRA Act No.25 1999 because it is not an archaeological and palaeontological site (NHRA Act 25, 1999) because it is a memorial with no geological objects. It is not a landscape and does not contain any natural features of cultural significance.
The site does not contain any significance pertaining to the history of slavery in South Africa since the abolishment of slavery happened in 1806. The memorial was built in 2002.
How to preserve the
The Sharpeville Massacre Memorial has a cultural and historical significance for South Africans because of the events, which occurred in the Sharpeville massacre, which was the turning point of the apartheid and first initiation of the anti-apartheid. An investigation will be done to determine information about the memorial site, determining how the site compiles with the National Resource Heritage Act of 1999,issues with the site and ways to determine as to how the site should be preserved.
Analysis on the Sharpeville Massacre Memorial
The reason for the Sharpeville Massacre memorial is my choice from a heritage point of view.
The heritage site selected is The Sharpeville Massacre memorial because it adds a perspective of the …show more content…
On the 21st March 1960, Pan Africanist Congress managed to organise a peaceful protest in Sharpeville. The purpose of the protest was to demonstrate their frustrations over the apartheid regime by burning their pass books which restricted them from entering certain areas (Themba Monnye Thingahangwi Tracy Tshivhase Khumbudzo Netshituni Khumbudzo Netshituni, 2016). The Police after having fear of being in danger by the protestors started firing their guns and killed 69 people (protestors). The international community experienced disgust from apartheid system by the gruesome horrors of the apartheid. This event was the turning point of the anti-apartheid movement. Currently the 21st of March is a public holiday to serve in honour of human rights and the commemoration of the Sharpeville massacre. On 21 March 2002, 42 years later, after incident of the massacre, former President Nelson Mandela opened the memorial as part of the Sharpeville Human rights Precinct (Emfuleni Local Municipality, …show more content…
The justification of the person’s involvement must be within the Sedibeng jurisdiction as stated according NHRA. The municipality, historians and cultural specialists are also a part of the authorities
The site inspection is conducted to determine the physical needs of the site. The authorities will ensure the site is conserved and managed properly for future generations.
The national heritage resources authority declared and administered the memorial a heritage site.A submission in reports such as the Environmental Impact Assessment and the Heritage Impact Assessments are required. The ‘’awareness of structures may be protected’’(NHRA Act 25, 1999)
The problem in doing this
The memorial does not comply with some of the NHRA Act No.25 1999 because it is not an archaeological and palaeontological site (NHRA Act 25, 1999) because it is a memorial with no geological objects. It is not a landscape and does not contain any natural features of cultural significance.
The site does not contain any significance pertaining to the history of slavery in South Africa since the abolishment of slavery happened in 1806. The memorial was built in 2002.
How to preserve the