Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
DC16/NAMM/0014
Inventory Number
2329DD5
Site Name
Haenertsburg War Memorial (Oorlogsgedenkteken) & Long Tom Monument, Haenertsburg, Limpopo
Site Category
Monuments & Memorials
Record Administration
Author
sahrisprojectmanager
Post date
Monday, February 1, 2021 - 18:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Monday, February 1, 2021 - 18:32.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
DC33/NAMM/0001
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
The place is not well taken care of.
The war memorial and monument is situated in the open and there are no walls and gate/s to secure them meaning that it can be damaged easily.Purpose:Date Unveiled: 28 January 1995Designer: Louis ChanguionBuilder: M.G MarienfeldPerson/Institution Commemorated: Recorder Name: Nikita Mnisi and Mpho Ratlabala
Classifications
Monument Type
War Memorial
Commemorative Monument
Description

It is dedicated to all who died in the Makgoba War,situated in the Village of Haenertsburg

Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Bricks, cement, concrete, tiles, steel,
Pedestal Material
Bricks, pavement (cement), grass
Event Commemorated
The Border Wars
Unveiled Comment
Jack Botes, Dan Symonds and Kgosi Makopa Makgoba
Inscriptions
THE BORDERS WARS 1974-1989
SOUTH AFRICA WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIES OF WAR FROM 1974-1989 IN OUR NEIGHBOURING STATE'S, RHOSESIA (ZIMBABWE) , MOZAMBIQUE, S.W.A (NAMBIA AND ANGOLA. WARS THAT FOR SOME OF THEM WERE FOUGHT FOR FREEDOMS, AND FOR OTHERS FOR SELF-DETERMINATION AND WHICH ALL OF US HOPE WERE THE LAST WARS.
WE PAY HOMEAGEYO THESE YOUNG MEN WHO FOUGHT AND FELL IN THESE WARS
Location
Location
Mapping
-23.945325, 29.939775
Limpopo
  • Mopani
  • Greater Tzaneen
Directions to Site
Between Mathews street and Lucky majozi streets, next to Spar and absa at zastron in town
Access details
Accessible to the public (without permission)
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