Contested Heritage in South Africa: Perspectives from Mahikeng

Drummond, J. (2024). Contested Heritage in South Africa: Perspectives from Mahikeng. Modern Geográfia, 19(2), 91–108. https://doi.org/10.15170/MG.2024.19.02.06

Mahikeng, the seat of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District and capital of South Africa’s North West province, has identified tourism as an economic driver based on cultural heritage related to Batswana, Boer, and British contestation. However, the colonial heritage is