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Heritage Legislation

  • How the Village of Rhodes Became a Heritage Area
  • Blue Waters: Could Cape Town’s New Heritage Strategy Have Saved It?
  • Heritage Processes in South Africa - Frequently asked questions
  • The Unfinished Story of the Hardekraaltjie Cemetery
  • Spatial Development Plan must address heritage preservation in Johannesburg
  • Recalcitrant City: Cape Town, permission, procrastination and smokescreens
  • The mosaic that is Jeppestown 
  • The Management and Conservation of Heritage Objects housed in State Departments or Supported bodies
  • Why Do Municipalities Not Uphold Their By-Laws - A Case Study from Greater Oudtshoorn
  • Making The Grade - Observations on the Grading of Archaeological and Palaeontological Heritage Sites
  • What is the meaning of heritage?
  • Why Existing Heritage Legislation Is Ineffective - An Issue of a Total Lack of Effective Enforcement & Structure
  • Planners, Protectors and Predators: Public Trust and the tension between Heritage and Planning laws
  • Where to from here... 20 Years of the National Heritage Resources Act
  • Response to “Heritage house owners should be compensated by a property tax cut”

From our Archive

  • A New Chapter in 800m History
  • Advice on Wooden Floor Restoration
  • Sandton Shimmers at Night
  • The Place of Kasteelberg in Khoekhoe History
  • The Tragic Fate of the Great Ship Sao Joao
  • In Search of Napoleonic Treasure in the Karoo
  • You say football I say soccer
  • In the wreck of the Haerlem
  • The History of Early Gaols in Johannesburg and the Development of The Johannesburg Fort
  • Mining Headgears - Pure Functionality Ruling over Beauty
  • The history of the oldest continually lived in house North of the Orange River
  • Who was the Roger behind the Jolly Roger?
  • Meandering along the Sea Point Promenade
  • Bygone fortune seeker and rail restauranteur Theodor Fiebiger
  • The Face of the Rand Club Bids Farewell (for now)

From the Directory

  • Brixton Community Forum (BCF)
  • Southern African Historical Society (SAHS)
  • Amathole Museum
  • Lepogo La Thaba Adventures
  • Parkhurst Residents' and Business Owners' Association (PRABOA)
  • DijonDesign
  • Henry Paine Architects
  • Ubique Heritage Consultants
  • Erasmus Fairbairn Architects
  • Horst Müller - Rural & Urban Exploration
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