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Title:Hearted efforts by the Mogogelo community to protect traditional sites by means of public participation forums: a review report
Authors:Ntui, Charles
Rampedi, Isaac
Year:2015
Periodical:International Journal of African Renaissance Studies (ISSN 1753-7274)
Volume:10
Issue:1
Pages:153-169
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:community participation
solar energy
conservation of cultural heritage
cemeteries
External link:https://doi.org/10.1080/18186874.2015.1050221
Abstract:Traditional values, especially those regarding ancestral graves, crafts, beliefs, songs, dances and languages, are part of Africa's oldest heritage. These existed prior to knowledge of sustainable development or any legal framework to enforce conservation. Development was, in the past, community-centred without constraints to these antiquities. Current legislation acknowledges the necessity of stakeholders' consent, that is, the consent of community residents. This was the case with the development of a photovoltaic solar energy project in the Mogogelo community in the North West province in South Africa, where environmental practitioners were required as legislated to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Among these specialist studies was the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA). This article is based on the interest shown by the community and the standoff that arose over the allocation of the project site and the conservation of traditional values. Using a public participation process as a social forum, this report highlights the degree of traditional knowledge and legislative awareness within the community about its right to protect heritage resources. Bibliogr., note, sum. [Journal abstract]
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