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Voortrekker Cemetery in KZN Site Inspection Report

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SAHRA received an email from Mr Reinhardt Hartzenberg from the Department of Arts and Culture in KwaZulu Natal concerning the Voortrekker Cemetery vandalism and stealing of a fence. The cemetery dates to the founding of the city itself with graves as old as 1839, encapsulating the history and heritage of the city. Over 40 people who may be linked to road names across Pietermaritzburg are buried in the cemetery, including Taunton, Boshoff, Tatham, Stranack and Hyslop. The cemetery’s registers were started in 1889 but the earliest tombstone erected was in 1839. The earliest inscription on a tombstone is that of Hendrik Van den Berg, who was born in 1785 and died in 1839 in the city at the age of 54.

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In 1918 the Anglican Church required more land for burials and purchased it from the Dutch Reformed Church. Thus, Anglican graves can be found on both sides of Commercial Road. During the years the Anglican Church spent sums of money on maintaining the area, with regular amounts being spent on labour, replacing iron work and painting. The cemetery closed for burials in 1948. The graves of Pietermaritzburg’s first settlers have been vandalised, tombstones stolen and knocked over, and prostitutes appear to be operating in the cemetery using cardboard as “beds”, hidden between headstones with used condoms scattered all around. The old metal fences that once enclosed the cemetery have been stolen and replaced with flimsy fencing that is cut daily so vagrants, prostitutes and those looking for scrap metal are able to enter the premises.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - 09:35

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17297

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  1. PDF icon Site inspection report for Voortrekker Cemetery in Kwazulu Natal .pdf
 
 

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