Case Decision - 183972

The KwaZulu-Natal Amafa and Research Institute therefore has no objection to the proposed development
You are also required to adhere to the below-mentioned standard conditions:
1. The KwaZulu-Natal Amafa and Research Institute should be contacted if any heritage objects are identified during earth-moving activities and all development should cease until further notice.
2. No structures older than sixty years or parts thereof are allowed to be demolished, altered, or extended without a permit from the KwaZulu-Natal Amafa and Research Institute.
3. Under no circumstances may any heritage material be destroyed, inundated, collected, or removed from site unless under direction of the KwaZulu-Natal and Amafa Research Institute and a heritage specialist.
4. Should any remains be found on site that is potentially human remains, the South African Police Service (SAPS) should also be contacted. No SAPS official may disturb or exhume such remains, without the necessary permission from the KwaZulu Natal Amafa and Research Institute.
5. No activities are allowed within 50m of a site, which contains rock art.
6. Sources of all-natural materials (including topsoil, sands, natural gravels, crushed stone, asphalt, etc.) must be obtained in a sustainable manner and in compliance with the heritage legislation.Conditions pertaining specifically to informal graves and graveyards:1. A buffer of 5m must be delineated around all informal (not in a municipal graveyard) graves and graveyards, in densely populated villages. 2. Such a buffer must be clearly demarcated.3. If graves are closer than 5m and the development can only take place by removing the grave/(s) then the procedure stipulated in Section 5 of the Draft KwaZulu-Natal Amafa & Research Institute's Regulations must be followed.
 Failure to comply with the requirements of the National Heritage Resources Act and the KwaZulu-Natal Amafa and Research Institute Act could lead to legal action being instituted against the applicant.Conditions pertaining to paelontological finds: all work must be stopped if fossils are found and the manager must inform the specialist immediately to give input before any work continous.