The National Monuments of
Eswatini, in
Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number o ...
, are proclaimed in accordance with the National Trust Commission Act, 1972.
The same act saw the establishment of the
Swaziland National Trust Commission
The Swaziland National Trust Commission (SNTC) is the custodian of Eswatini's cultural and natural heritage. It is governed by The National Trust Commission Act of 1972. It is a parastatal of the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs.
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The Commission, a
parastatal
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of the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs, is charged with the protection and promotion of the country's cultural heritage.
As of May 2012, three National Monuments have been proclaimed with a number of candidate sites for future proclamation under examination.
Swaziland ratified the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in 2006; the Ngwenya Mines have been submitted for inscription and are currently on the World Heritage List#Nominating process, Tentative List.
List of National Monuments
Three National Monuments have been proclaimed under the current system:
List of potential National Monuments
A further twenty-nine sites have been identified as potential National Monuments:
See also
* History of Swaziland
* List of heritage registers
* General History of Africa, UNESCO General History of Africa
References
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Lists of buildings and structures in Eswatini, National Monuments
Heritage registers in Eswatini
Lists of monuments and memorials by country, Eswatini