South Africa is currently home to twelve World Heritage Sites. The first three were awarded in 1999, with eight sites listed for their cultural significance and five for natural significance.

It is one of only three sites in Africa with evidence of early sea-shell beads older than 70,000 years. ALSO READ: Chief’s grave site now a heritage site in Kruger National Park ...

These are geographically defined areas which can be managed in ways that protect biodiversity, ecosystem functions and "where ...

South Africa is home to eight UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage Sites. If you’re looking for inspiration for local travel around South Africa, ...

But extreme weather events and rising sea levels mean that all three – and around 190 other spectacular heritage sites that line Africa’s coasts – will be at risk of severe flooding and ...

Furthermore, the Unesco World Heritage Committee also inscribed three Middle Stone Age sites as “recognition of South Africa’s significant contribution to the understanding of the origins of ...

As South Africa’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, it covers a vast area along the northern KwaZulu-Natal coast and includes diverse ecosystems such as coral reefs, lakes, and wetlands.

The World Heritage Committee this morning inscribed three cultural sites in Angola, Eritrea and South Africa. With these inscriptions, Angola and Eritrea make their first entries to the World Heritage ...

World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites ...

It is one of only three sites in Africa with evidence of early sea-shell beads older than 70,000 years. “Sibhudu Cave also has a rare collection of bone tools dating between 77,000 and 62,000 ...

Carthage and Sabratha are among almost 200 heritage sites on Africa’s coastline that have been identified as being at risk of severe flooding and erosion by 2050. CNN values your feedback 1.