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9/2/209/014- The Nomination of Chris Hani Gravesite, Chris Hani Memorial and Walk of Remembrance as NHS

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Chris Hani, was a well respected and revered leader of Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK), The South African Communist Party and a senior ranking ANC leader, who played an important part in the liberation struggle and the negotiated transition for a free and democratic South Africa. He led the Luthuli Detachment in the Wankie Campaign and was instrumental in the drafting of the "Hani Memorandum" which ultimately led to the Morogoro Conference in 1969 which bought about strategic structural changes within the ANC. Chris Hani was a strong proponent of the peaceful negotiations after the unbanning of liberation movements and played a critical role in the MK abandoning the armed struggle. His assassination bought the country to the brink of civil war that led to Nelson Mandela's plea, in what is regarded as a "presidential" statement for calm and for all South Africans to stand together in ensuring a peaceful transition. the tensions at the time hastened the CODESA negotiations and an agreement on a date for the first democratic elections. His Gravesite and the Chris Hani Memorial and Walk of Remembrance commemorate his life, work and sacrifice and contribution to a free democratic South Africa: and mark a pivotal point in our history in which the leadership and commitment to peaceful transition was proved.

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Chris Hani was a charismatic leader both in the South African Communist Party and Umkhonto we Sizwe. His dedication to the strategic armed struggle led to structural changes within the ANC through the drafting of the “Hani Memorandum”. Committed to a negotiated transition, he was vital in ensuring that the armed struggle was abandoned. His assassination almost threw the country into chaos and tested the commitment to a peaceful transition. His death hastened the negotiations and agreement on a date for the first democratic elections. He was buried in the Thomas Nkobi Memorial Park (formerly known as the South Park Cemetry) in Boksburg. The Chris Hani Memorial and Walk of Remembrance was unveiled in 2015. The grave and memorial commemorate and honours the role Chris Hani’s life’s work and death had in bringing about a democratic South Africa and are therefore deserving of national acknowledgement and declaration. It is recommended that Chris Hani’s Grave and the Chris Hani Memorial and Walk of Remembrance are graded as a Grade 1 site.

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Friday, February 28, 2020 - 10:10

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  1. File Grading Submission
  2. PDF icon Council Resolutions of grading
  3. File Declaration submissions-GDRC
  4. File Declaration submission-HRM
  5. PDF icon Gazette Notice
  6. PDF icon Chris Hani and Bertha Gxowa HMP
 
 

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