South Africa
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Relevant websites and news articles:
- South African Tentative List submitted to UNESCO for consideration (31-08-2022)
- SA's The Heritage Portal about removal of sites from Tentative List (01-02-2017)
World Heritage Sites
| Site | Inscribed | Category | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains | 2018 | Natural | 2 | 2.34 |
| Cape Floral Region | 2004 | Natural | 4 | 3.58 |
| Fossil Hominid Sites | 1999 | Cultural | 4 | 2.84 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 1999 | Natural | 3 | 3.52 |
| Maloti Drakensberg | 2000 | Mixed | 3 | 3.61 |
| Mapungubwe | 2003 | Cultural | 3 | 3.22 |
| Richtersveld | 2007 | Cultural | 3 | 3.19 |
| Robben Island | 1999 | Cultural | 6 | 2.89 |
| Vredefort Dome | 2005 | Natural | 2 | 1.92 |
| ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape | 2017 | Cultural | 3 | 2.58 |
Tentative List
| Site | Added | Scheduled | Category | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Rights, Liberation Struggle and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites | 2015 | Cultural | 2 | 100% | |
| The Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa | 2015 | Cultural | 0 | N/A | |
Former Tentative Sites
| Site | Added | Removed | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Coastal Dunefield | 2009 | 2015 | 0 |
| Early Farmsteads of the Cape Winelands | 2015 | 2022 | 1 |
| Kimberley Mines and Associated Early Industries | 2004 | 2015 | 0 |
| Liberation Heritage Route | 2009 | 2022 | 0 |
| Modderpoort Sacred Sites | 1998 | 2011 | 0 |
| Pilgrim's Rest Reduction Works Industrial Heritage Site | 2004 | 2015 | 1 |
| Pleistocene occupation sites of Klasies River, Border Cave, Wonderwerk Cave and comparable sites relating to the emergence of modern humans | 1998 | 2015 | 0 |
| Succulent Karoo Protected Areas (RSA) | 2009 | 2022 | 0 |
| The Cape Arc of Meridian | 2009 | 2015 | 0 |
| The Namaqualand Copper Mining Landscape | 2009 | 2015 | 0 |
| The Prince Edward Islands | 2009 | 2015 | 0 |
| Tswaing Meteorite Crater | 2004 | 2011 | 1 |
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Recent Reviews
- Richtersveld Svein Elias Norway - 02-Oct-22 -
- Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains Svein Elias Norway - 28-Sep-22 -
- Mapungubwe Svein Elias Norway - 25-Sep-22 -
- Richtersveld Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 26-Dec-21 -
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park Traveling Girl USA - 25-Feb-20 -
- ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 16-Nov-19 -
- Early Farmsteads of the Cape Winelands (T) Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 17-Mar-19 -
- Robben Island Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 25-Feb-19 -
- Fossil Hominid Sites Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 14-Feb-19 -
- Human Rights, Liberation Struggle and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites (T) Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 13-Feb-19