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Naval History

  • Preserving the only submarine museum in Africa
  • Visiting the Historic Simon’s Town Old Burying Ground
  • Life as a POW - May 1941-45 (Epilogue)
  • Life as a POW - May 1941-45 (Part 1)
  • Forty Years Later... SAS Protea and the Kaiyo Maru
  • The Brass Bell of the SS Mendi has been returned
  • The Royal Navy in Hermanus in 1961
  • Death by drowning, the tragedy of the SS Mendi

From our Archive

  • Railways from War's End to Union (1902-1910)
  • South Africa's First Multiracial Restaurant during Apartheid
  • Historic Tiger Kloof Hall Reborn
  • The Battle to Save the Colosseum Theatre
  • Obituary: Nicolas Bauman (1952-2025)
  • Asian food snails in Zoo Lake - A living legacy of Chinese indentured labourers on the gold fields of 1904?
  • The Power of Rust
  • A walking tour of historic Durbanville
  • Electrification of Railways - Battle of the Systems
  • We need to reclaim our Hillbrow tower
  • Visiting the historic St Paul’s Anglican Church and Graveyard
  • Tour competition encourages students to explore their city
  • Some West Coast Memorials and Monuments
  • A Memoir Rediscovered: Jan Smuts's Private Secretary
  • German connections and the overall significance of the Yeoville Water Tower

From the Directory

  • Africa Media Online
  • Salt River Heritage Society
  • South African Institute for Heritage Science and Conservation
  • Michael Hart Architects & Urban Designers
  • Joburg Places
  • Gauteng Institute for Architecture (GIfA) Heritage Committee
  • Shortalogy
  • Lepogo La Thaba Adventures
  • Cape's Threatened Buildings
  • Friends of the Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site
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