Established in 1959 and is the largest and oldest non-governmental (NGO) organisation involved in heritage conservation.
As one of the oldest established towns in South Africa, it important to look not just at the history of Swellendam itself, but how it came to be. *As published in Treasures of Swellendam, 2018 Version.
We aim to encourage the public to preserve our cultural and natural heritage; to stimulate pride and personal interest in conservation by encouraging group projects and voluntary efforts to conserve and improve the environment; to set the work of the SHA on a sound economic basis by raising funds and using such funds for conservation projects and the stimulation of others to conserve and preserve our cultural and natural heritage; to co-operate with all relevant authorities and organisations in pursuit of the aims and objectives of the SHA.
JoinBrian was the crucial link between the whistleblowers who had around 300,000 emails that appeared to hold evidence of how the Gupta family had run a network of state capture in our country
Blombos cave museum, - Sanet van Deventer, Information centre feeding of eels - Mariaan Harris, visit. to the beach to see ancient fish traps- Deon Begeman
The annual celebration evening will this year be held at the Swellendam Golf Club
We have now secured the weekend of the 6, 7, and 8 October as THE date. The itinerary is still in the planning phase but looks a bit like this at present.
Enjoy a telling of the history of Rotterdam; one of the most spectacular Cape Dutch homesteads.
Check it out