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DECLARATION OF THE GREAT PLACE AT MQHEKEZWENI AS NATIONAL HERITAGE SITE
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By virtue of the powers vested in the South African Heritage Resources Agency, in terms of section 27 (5) of the National Heritage Resources Act (No. 25 of 1999) SAHRA hereby declares the Great Place at Mqhekezweni on Lot 168; Mqhekezweni, King Sabata Dalinyebo Local Municipality, OR Tambo District Municipality, as a National Heritage Site.
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“Mqhekezweni Great Place is the location of abaThembu traditional authority that has remained,
in certain aspects, the same as the pre-colonial administrative system. The Traditional Authority
survived colonial and apartheid governments as the custodian of cultural rights, customs and
the retention of traditional governance. Nelson Mandela’s stay here as a child offers insight into
the democracy of these traditional systems. It is a place where the values of active democracy
and participatory citizenship were practiced and exhibited, greatly impressing young Nelson
Mandela and profoundly influencing his notions and style of leadership as a prominent leader in
the Liberation Struggle and South Africa’s first democratically elected president.”
