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Following comments received on the proposed Revised Schedule of Fees for applications made to the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), made in terms of Section 25(2)(l) of the National Heritage Resources Act No. 25 of 1999 (NHRA) and published in the Government Gazette of 22 July 2022, SAHRA hereby publishes the final Revised Schedule of Fees for Applications made to SAHRA. Applications for provision of services submitted to the South African Heritage Resources Authority (SAHRA), in terms of the National Heritage Resources Act, No. 25 of 1999 (NHRA) must be accompanied by a payment of the appropriate fee, taking effect from 1 January 2023

Revised Schedule of Fees for Applications made to the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA)

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The soils of the Constantia alluvial flats offered seasonal grazing for the nomadic Khoi Khoi pastoralists, who presumably first arrived on the Cape Peninsula some 2000 years ago. They were known to utilize fire to increase pasturage, and it is likely that they progressively changed the Constantia valley. They moved to the northwest when the summer winds dried off the Peninsula's rather poor pasture. Private Bag, Constantia, Western Cape, South Africa

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Groot Constantia, which is thought to be of grade I classification, is similarly affected by the present legal deadlock in heritage management. The significant connection the Groot Constantia Estate has with South Africa's history and history of viticulture, as well as its significant cultural landscape, and as a place of significant social history, a place with a special association with VOC rule, a place with a significant relation to a prominent Dutch Governor at the Cape, and a place with a significant connection with the history of South Africa. This Cape Dutch farmhouse is one of the best-preserved examples of the 500 Cape Dutch homes that remain in South Africa. The early Cape gabled architecture, a distinctive South African architectural type, is most abundantly represented here. This estate exemplifies Simon van der Stel's care for the environment and its visual qualities. Simon van der Stel's mother was an enslaved black woman. As a result, he was the first multiracial individual to hold the highest official post in the country, and this beautiful house served as his residence. Thanks to Van der Stel, the Cape of Good Hope grew into a prosperous Dutch colony and, eventually, a recognised international power.

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021 - 16:28

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17057

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Heidi Weldon

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