Eric Itzkin is a historian, author, cultural activist and heritage specialist involved in documenting, preserving and promoting historical sites in Johannesburg. Widely regarded by peers as an expert on Johannesburg’s rich and complex history, Itzkin has spent decades preserving, documenting, and shaping the public memory of the city. Over
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Johannesburg from the Riverbanks: Navigating the Jukskei is an ambitious and timely contribution to Johannesburg studies. Bringing together twenty-one chapters by twenty-six contributors, the volume emerged largely from the 2023 Riparian Urbanism project and seeks to reposition the Jukskei River
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Member of the Order of Ikhamanga (Silver). Born in February 1927 in Natal Theo Mthembu’ s boxing career started when he was sixteen. In 1948 he became a professional boxer in Johannesburg at the Bantu Men’s Social Centre, but was wounded in cross-fire in a gunfight, thus ending his career. He turned to training, setting up a boxing academy in Dube and helped found the first non-racial sports movement.