[1] The same act saw the establishment of the Swaziland National Trust Commission.
[1] The Commission, a parastatal of the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs, is charged with the protection and promotion of the country's cultural heritage.
[2][3] As of May 2012, three National Monuments have been proclaimed with a number of candidate sites for future proclamation under examination.
[3] Swaziland ratified the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in 2006; the Ngwenya Mines have been submitted for inscription and are currently on the Tentative List.
[4][5] Three National Monuments have been proclaimed under the current system:[6][7] A further twenty-nine sites have been identified as potential National Monuments:[8]