The Rocklands Community Hall in Mitchells Plain has been declared a National Heritage Site.
This follows Heritage Western Cape’s submission to the South African Heritage Resource Authority, Minister Anroux Marais said on Wednesday.
In August 2019, Minister Marais unveiled the Provincial Heritage Site plaque for erf 11553, inclusive of the Rocklands Community Hall, the library, the Memorial Square and the Community Healthcare Centre in Mitchells Plain.
The hall was of socio-political significance, as it was the venue where the United Democratic Front was established during apartheid.
The UDF was established in 1983, and was the start of the largest socio-political movement that united South Africans from diverse backgrounds to fight against the injustices of apartheid.
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