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Joburgpedia

  • Africa's first Wikipedia City

From our Archive

  • A tribute to Werner Kirchhoff - Surveyor of distinction and an early pioneer of South African satellite geodesy
  • Radar at Wits: South Africa’s development of radar within three months in World War II
  • Café Bibles: Contemporary Photographic Africana - Photo-stories / Fotoverhale (1950s to 1980s)
  • What are the Oldest Towns in South Africa?
  • Finding Job Maseko - It is not Masego, it is Maseko
  • A walking tour of historic Calvinia
  • Brief History of St Ursula’s School
  • Joburg's Long Decade
  • Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve - One of Joburg's best kept secrets
  • The story of the largest elephant tusks to ever come out of Kenya
  • Robben Island Garrison Church - Costly restoration goes horribly wrong
  • Pritchard Street thrives once again!
  • Following in Burchell's tracks
  • The Significance of Northcliff Hill
  • 1932 Leeudoringstad explosion of 320 tons of dynamite

From the Directory

  • Henry Paine Architects
  • GLH Architects
  • Les Pivnic
  • Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation
  • McGregor Heritage Society
  • Yeoville and Bellevue Ratepayers Association
  • Dr Dustin A Tusnovics Architect
  • Southern Suburbs Heritage Society
  • The South African Antique, Art & Design Association (SAADA)
  • Kommetjie Heritage Society
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  • Limited edition set of six historic maps
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