Soweto Tourism has expressed frustration about Gautengs ongoing failure to resolve the liquidation of the Mandela House Museum in Vilakazi Street, Soweto.
The liquidation process, initiated more than five years ago, remains unresolved despite being brought to the attention of the Gauteng Premiers Office during the fifth administration.
In a statement issued by Soweto Tourism, the Gauteng government was criticised for allowing a heritage site to remain in administrative limbo. The Mandela House Museum was intended to preserve the legacy of Nelson Mandela and to serve as a driver of education, tourism and community upliftment in Soweto.
The museum has not delivered on its intended mandate nor has it lived up to the objectives of the Soweto Heritage Trust, the statement reads. The trust, founded by Nelson Mandela, was set up to manage the museum and related heritage development initiatives.
No clarity on the museums futureSpeaking to Tourism Update , Thato Mothopeng , Chairperson of Soweto Tourism, said the liquidation was initiated between 2014 and 2017 by a former Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts and Culture employee who was acting as a trustee of the Soweto Heritage Trust.