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City of Johannesburg

  • Beyers Naudé - From Pariah to National Hero
  • The story behind Johannesburg's oldest War Memorial
  • Only this cemetery remains as a stark reminder of an uprooted community
  • The story behind the South African Scottish Memorial
  • The Scottish Horse Memorial - The story behind one of Johannesburg's earliest war memorials
  • The Story Behind the Oudstryders Monument
  • The Most Important Polish-Founded Monument in South Africa
  • Why protect a town or city's heritage?
  • The Story Behind the Monument to Petrus Molefe

From our Archive

  • The Old Synagogue in the Gardens
  • Keeping Gandhi out of the Heidelberg Gaol
  • William Brounger - Forward into the Interior
  • Unique Photographs from the Boer War
  • The Famous Hanging Building at 78 Fox Street
  • The story of the largest elephant tusks to ever come out of Kenya
  • Michael Sutton is the reason that I chose to study Architecture
  • Student in Trouble - Protesting against Apartheid in the 1950s
  • Planners, Protectors and Predators: Public Trust and the tension between Heritage and Planning laws
  • A short history of the gladius in the Ditsong Museum Collection
  • Once in a lifetime trip inside majestic Cape mansion
  • Celebrating Chinese New Year in Cyrildene
  • JHF Responds to UrbanJoburg’s bewareofcolour commentary
  • The elusive Neilson brothers - Early 20th century deep-level mining photographers
  • The student’s guide to studying heritage in South Africa

From the Directory

  • Friends of Kloofendal
  • Pam McLaren - Female Ancestry British Kaffaria & Natal
  • Erica Davison THL
  • Anglo Zulu War Historical Society
  • Docomomo South Africa
  • StudioJoy + Architects and Heritage Practitioners
  • Craig McClenaghan Architecture
  • Van Biljon Barnardo Architects
  • Ceres Rail Company
  • Rietondale Homeowners and Residents Association (RHOARA)
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