Heidelberg Heritage Museum is housed in the 1895 Victorian railway station. It is currently closed to the public. Picture: Nigel Sibanda
By Sipho Mabena
SA has no national tally of heritage sites that are deteriorating, abandoned, vandalised or inaccessible to the public.
South Africa has no national tally of heritage sites that are deteriorating, abandoned, vandalised, illegally occupied or inaccessible to the public, despite growing concerns over the condition of historic sites across the country.
According to the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), the absence of a nationally standardised classification system meant it could not provide a verified figure of “at-risk” heritage sites, or identify which provinces have the highest number…