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From our Archive

  • Early Ethno-Photography and the Picture Postcard - A South African perspective
  • Caring for the Dead at Modder River and Magersfontein
  • Mystery photographs of two forgotten Salvation Army jamborees in South Africa
  • Obituary: Nicolas Bauman (1952-2025)
  • Why Existing Heritage Legislation Is Ineffective - An Issue of a Total Lack of Effective Enforcement & Structure
  • The Sunnyside Spook House
  • The student’s guide to studying heritage in South Africa
  • Planners, Protectors and Predators: Public Trust and the tension between Heritage and Planning laws
  • Oxford to Cambridge: The Revival of Britain's Varsity Line
  • George Washington Wilson - The man, The Company and The Photographers
  • Wupperthal - From Fire to Restoration
  • Blue Plaque commemorates landmark home on the Linksfield Ridge
  • The Founding of Potchefstroom
  • Heritage Horror Stories highlighted by new action group
  • The Tragedy of Richardson's Mill near Bathurst

From the Directory

  • Modderfontein Conservation Society
  • Joint Plans Committee (JPC)
  • Joline Young Heritage Consultancy
  • Christison Rare Books
  • Heritage Monitoring Project (HMP)
  • PHS Consulting
  • Melville Residents Association (MRA)
  • Kenton-on-Sea Ratepayers Association (KOSRA)
  • Marc Latilla - Johannesburg Researcher
  • Emmett Architects
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  • The Archaeology of Fort Fordyce - 19 September 2026
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