WC to host World Heritage Site celebration for Cradle of Human Culture

On Sunday, 4 August 2024, Premier Alan Winde and Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, will host an activation ceremony to celebrate the successful inscription as a World Heritage Site of two rock shelters in the Western Cape (Diepkloof Rock Shelter near Elands Bay and Pinnacle Point Site Complex in Mossel Bay) alongside Sibhudu Cave in KwaZulu-Natal.

These sites – referred to as the Cradle of Human Culture – form part of the South African World Heritage Site nomination, ‘The Emergence of Modern Human Behaviour: The Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South Africa.’

Premier Winde and Provincial Minister Mackenzie will be joined by national Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie; Executive Mayor of Mossel Bay, Dirk Kotzé; Executive Mayor of Garden Route District Municipality, Andrew Stroebel; the KZN Department of Sport, Arts and Culture; KZN’s Amafa Institute and a variety of guests from the heritage and tourism sector.

Event:             World Heritage Site Celebration – The Emergence of Modern Human Behaviour

Date:              Sunday, 4 August 2024

Time:              12h00 – 14h00

Venue:           Garden Route Hotel, Mossel Bay

There will be opportunities for photos and media engagement. Please confirm attendance with Rebecca.

More information: 

• https://www.westerncape.gov.za/news/media-release-unesco-proclaims-new-w...

•https://www.dsac.gov.za/PresidencyWelcomesUNESCOInscriptionofHumanRights...

Media Enquiries: 

Rebecca Campbell
Spokesperson for Minister Ricardo Mackenzie
076 783 2583 or Rebecca.Campbell@westerncape.gov.za