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Business History

  • Mastertons Coffee & Tea Specialists: A Century of Family Roasting Heritage (1924-2024)
  • Oscar Wilhelm Alric Forssman - Wealthy man who suffered devastating losses
  • A Short History of the Talana Glass Factory
  • William Smith: Educator
  • Mervyn King - man who sets the rules

From our Archive

  • SA removes sites from the UNESCO world heritage tentative list
  • German War Graves in South Africa
  • A Memoir Rediscovered: Jan Smuts's Private Secretary
  • Celebrating the remarkable life of Herbert Prins
  • NWU Main Building – The Icon of Potchefstroom
  • New Lease of Life for Giant Mining Stamp from 1886
  • A Rare View of Cape Town: The 1818 Choris Lithograph
  • John Scott Tucker - Ineffective Official who Abolished his own Post
  • Looking back on the restoration of the majestic Reserve Bank Building
  • History of the Old and New Grabouw Passes
  • The Heritage Portal in numbers (October 2019)
  • The History behind the Heidelberg Klipkerk
  • One of the most fascinating architectural features in the whole of Southern Africa
  • A priceless Joburg archive - Q&A with Lucille Davie
  • The Original High Speed Rail - The Great Western Main Line between London & Bristol

From the Directory

  • Italcotto Roofing
  • South African Heritage Resource Agency (SAHRA)
  • South African National Society (SANS)
  • Gabriel Fagan Architects
  • De Rust Heritage Trust
  • Limpopo Provincial Heritage Resources Authority (LIHRA)
  • Rietondale Homeowners and Residents Association (RHOARA)
  • Boksburg Our Town Heritage
  • Tsimba Archaeological Footprints
  • Fort Beaufort Heritage Revive
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