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A REPORT ON ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE PROVINCIAL HERITAGE RESOURCES AUTHORITY OF GAUTENG (PHRA-G) IN RELATION TO THE HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE ERECTION OF A MEMORIAL AT THE IRENE CONCENTRATION CAMP CEMETERY, CITY OF TSHWANE, GAUTENG PROVINCE

Archaetnos cc was appointed by the Federation of Afrikaans Cultural Organisations (FAK) to conduct a heritage impact assessment (HIA) for the erection of a memorial at the Irene Concentration Camp Cemetery. The report was submitted to SAHRA and the PJHRA-G and SAHRA had certain questions to obtain clarity in this regard. Thus report includes the original information, but also gives the necessary clarity required.

 

The site is located on Erf 1/343, Irene. This is in the City of Tshwane, Gauteng Province. The site lies between Stopforth Road (north) and Bruce Street.

 

The proposed development will consist of the erection of a memorial called ‘Sorg’ (Care). This will be placed within a circular stone wall, which was built from the original stones that once were on the different graves in the cemetery.

 

The land owner is the City of Tshwane. The site is a declared Heritage site. It was declared under the former National Monuments Act (Act 28 of 1969) and under the new legislation, the National Heritage Resources Act (Act 25 of 1999), it thus is a Grad II heritage resource. Thus it was decided to do a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA).

 

The applicable social consultation has also been done, consisting of site notices and newspaper advertisements. Comments received were adequately addressed and incorporated into the final document.

 

The BGG Unit of SAHRA has already approved the application, but the PHRA-G had certain questions related to the application. These are addressed here. It is recommended that the HIA report, together with this additional one, be approved by the PHRA-G.

Report by

Prof. A.C. van Vollenhoven (L.AKAD.SA.) Accredited member of ASAPA Accredited member of SASCH