The Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Paul Mashatile and the Board of Trustees invite media and stakeholders to the 10th meeting of the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF).
The AWHF was launched in 2006 in South Africa and has since implemented a wide range of programmes and activities on the African continent directed at increasing the number and improving the state of conservation of cultural and natural World Heritage Sites. The occasion will also be used to celebrate that for the first time in UNESCO’s history, five African sites were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2011. The Minister of Arts and Culture will also inaugurate the new Chairperson of the AWHF Board of Trustees.
Date: 24 November 2011
Time: 19:00
Venue: Development Bank of Southern Africa, Midrand
Enquiries:
Inge Herbert
Tel: 011 256 3551/awhf.net
Mack Lewele
Cell: 082 450 5076
Tel: 012 441 3083
