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World War II

  • Winston’s War – The Valiant Years
  • Finding Job Maseko - It is not Masego, it is Maseko
  • Gordons Bay Coastal Defence Battery 1943
  • The Mystery of the Missing Major General
  • Portrait of a Springbok - Lest we forget
  • The man who never spoke about the war
  • Radar at Wits: South Africa’s development of radar within three months in World War II
  • Iconic painting reveals close relationship between Churchill and Smuts
  • Cullinan - The War Years
  • Red Beret, Red Cross, Red Star - The remarkable story of Lippy Kessel

From our Archive

  • Early photo evidence brings closure following tragic death at sea
  • Gandhi's house for sale (sold in 2009)
  • Subway mural brings Fietas alive (in 2010)
  • Charles Rhangani Furumele - meeting ends for the children
  • Tour competition encourages students to explore their city
  • Finding Job Maseko - It is not Masego, it is Maseko
  • Report from the 2012 Heritage SA Symposium
  • Frans Beleni – underground man
  • How the Village of Rhodes Became a Heritage Area
  • One of Sandton's oldest structures set to serve the local community
  • Life in exile for the teenagers who survived June 16th
  • The History of Westcliff
  • Modern British-Built Trams for Johannesburg’s British Empire Exhibition in 1936
  • Historical Conservation in South Africa - An Unmitigated Disaster?
  • A Lone Hill of National Importance

From the Directory

  • Heritage Monitoring Project (HMP)
  • Booklovers Paradise
  • Dr Dean Allen - Author Lecturer Historian
  • Hawequa-|Xam Community
  • Parktown Association
  • Soweto History and Archives Project
  • Friends of Horwoods Farm
  • Historical Publications Southern Africa (HIPSA)
  • Melville Residents Association (MRA)
  • Lareman Architects
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