THE Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, has said his ministry will strive to intensify protection of all ancient historical structures to preserve the country’s heritage and tourism.
Dr Mwakyembe made the pledge at the
exhibition dubbed as the Roads to Independence: the African Liberation
Heritage in Dar es Salaam, yesterday. “Since 2011, when the country was
granted a programme to preserve heritage…we have not managed to move in
the required speed.
We have a higher obligation to protect
our heritage for future generation,” said Dr Mwakyembe. He further
pledged to make use of his time to ensure that the programme does not
come to a standstill.
The Minister observed that besides the
current known heritage sites, there are 200 areas which have been
identified and requires preservation.
“Tanzania has entered into partnership
with South Africa in the preservation and promotion of the two
countries’ sites…In the coming year, we anticipate to convene a meeting
with other African countries to come up with a strategic plan in the
area,” observed the Minister.
He extended recognition to The United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for
their endless support.
According to the Head of the European
Union Delegation, Ambassador Roeland Van de Geer, Tanzania has a rich
heritage of liberation movement towards achieving various countries’
independence.
He pointed out that the great efforts
done by Tanzania to house the liberation movement of countries such as
Namibia, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and South Africa are
acknowledgeable.
“There has been strong support for
liberation movement programmes by Europe, hence today, there is a strong
support of the cultural preservation and memory of the rich heritage of
the movements… we are pleased with the support.”
He said that the EU is pleased to
recognize the many other aspects of cultural heritage in Tanzania, such
as Olduvai Gorge Museum and another project in the Ngorongoro
Conservation Area.
“EU is pleased to see that the project
that they have been supporting has become fruitful at the time of the
global commemoration of the world day of audio-visual heritage…we are
looking forward to see that the collected testimonies on the country’s
history are stored and not lost forever.
The Director General of the National
Museum, Prof Audax Mabula, said the exhibition was aimed at showcasing
and liberating the African heritage.
Prof Mabula pointed out that the
material, culture and archives were being displayed for the first time
in history taking into consideration that Tanzania was a focal point in
liberation struggle for African nations.
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