With the recent demolition of the Blue Waters Manor House in Somerset West, the town has lost more than an attractive old house. It has lost a tangible connection with its architectural and social history. While development and urban densification are both necessary and inevitable, the Blue Waters case raises important questions about how heritage
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It is appropriate to begin with a declaration of interest: I contributed a chapter on Prynnsberg and supported the publication of this book. That proximity, however, also allows for a fuller appreciation of both its achievements and its limitations. Jackie Kalley, publishing under her Otterley Press
Blue Plaques
One of the leaders of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, Mashinini left the country to join Umkhonto we Sizwe at the age of 15. Minus joined the June 16 Detachment, the first MK detachment to graduate in military training after the 1976 revolt. After spending half his life in exile, he died in mysterious circumstances in Lusaka, Zambia, and was buried at Avalon Cemetery.