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From our Archive

  • A critical look at Cape Town's developer-friendly policies
  • Port Elizabeth - An Abridged History of an Apartheid City
  • Brixton's First Blue Plaque
  • War Memorials in Banks and Companies
  • Finding the grave of Nat Nakasa in New York
  • Madoda Tshabalala – the taxi driver we love to hate
  • Hunting for Rivonia's First Shop
  • The Achmat Dangor Legacy Project – celebrating the extraordinary life of a prolific writer and champion for truth, justice and equality
  • The rescue restoration of the historic town centre of Wupperthal
  • Cleaning the Joburg Cenotaph - Before, During and After
  • Illegal Dumping Scars Blue Plaque Site
  • Salisbury House shines again (in 2005)
  • New Lease of Life for Giant Mining Stamp from 1886
  • The 'Smoking Concert' prior to the Battle of Elandslaagte
  • Three Books on the Black Death

From the Directory

  • South Africans in WW1, WW2 and Korean War
  • Ubique Heritage Consultants
  • Border Historical Society
  • ICOMOS SA
  • Dr Graham Dominy
  • Kate Otten Architects
  • Kalk Bay St James Ratepayers and Residents Association
  • Bryanston East Community Forum (BECF)
  • Cindy Postlethwayt Heritage Consultant
  • Kensington Heritage Trust
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