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Medical History

  • South African medical students in Bonnie Scotland during the 1870s
  • The History of Witkoppen Clinic
  • The tragic stories about the early doctors of Potchefstroom
  • Surgeon in Trouble - Protesting for Biko and Woods
  • Registrar in Trouble - Saving the life of an anti-apartheid activist
  • The History of Sizwe (formerly Rietfontein) Hospital
  • The Addington Children’s Hospital - A Durban Landmark
  • Pestilences of the skin – horrible infections, ailments and occupational hazards circa 1927
  • Much More than a Mafia: Mavericks, Mentors, and Medical Maestros. The considerable contribution of St John’s College to Medicine
  • Caring for the injured after the Johannesburg Station bombing
  • Attempted Assassination at Rand Show
  • Ken Boffard - wrestling the Grim Reaper
  • The Early History of Tara Sandton

From our Archive

  • Harrow Road stonework in Houghton - The wall built by Barnett Lobel
  • The Buildings of C. H. Thrupp and Company over the Decades
  • The contested but pivotal legacy of missionary education in South Africa
  • Perished South African Iron Sentinels - A Photographic Portfolio of Wind, Water, and Steel
  • Dr. Beeching, Hero or Villain?
  • Looking back at the Woolff Restoration of the Donkin Row Houses
  • Response by the Egoli Heritage Foundation to Urban Joburg's blog on Painting the Town Pink
  • When is Johannesburg's Birthday?
  • On tour with judge Albie Sachs
  • The Vergelegen Story Part Three - The Amfarms Restoration and Illustrious Guests
  • A Reflection on Female Photographers active in South Africa prior to 1915
  • Finding my grandmother
  • George Pauling - Leading railway contractor in the development of Southern Africa
  • Cape Gauge - From Ox-wagon to Iron Horse
  • Mathew Woodifield - The Busy Engineer who Disappeared

From the Directory

  • NGT Infraco
  • Les Pivnic
  • Mathakgong Heritage and History
  • Pressed Ceilings & Decor by Legacy
  • Johannesburg Urban Forest Alliance (JUFA)
  • Hout Bay and Llandudno Heritage Trust
  • Glassworks
  • City Bowl Ratepayers and Residents Association (CIBRA)
  • Beyond Heritage
  • Limpopo Provincial Heritage Resources Authority (LIHRA)
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