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Poetry

  • More than a century ago: “Toen en Nu” (Then and Now) - A poem by Ompie
  • Goodbye Johannesburg, Hello..... (A poem by Mike Alfred)

From our Archive

  • The Grange - The story of a famous farm in Griqualand West
  • Visiting one of the most important Muslim tombs in the Western Cape
  • Restoring one of Kimberley's grandest homes in 1976
  • Radar at Wits: South Africa’s development of radar within three months in World War II
  • The story of the largest elephant tusks to ever come out of Kenya
  • The Epic March of 7 000 Zulu Workers
  • Life was hard for a woman on the Rand in the early days
  • Railways in the Rainbow Nation, thoughts on SONA 2019
  • Pageview hero stood his ground for 20 years
  • A short history of Forest Hall Plettenberg Bay
  • Blue plaques and a new heritage route for Jeppe Boys
  • The Historic Sites of Early Johannesburg
  • The Heritage Community says farewell to a courageous and eccentric Johannesburg character
  • Explorer William Burchell – ecologist with a vision
  • Sandton and Randburg 1939-1969 - Experiments in Local Government

From the Directory

  • Makana Residents' Association
  • Salt River Heritage Society
  • SDKS-Architects
  • Kate Otten Architects
  • University of Cape Town - Conservation and the Built Environment
  • African Conservation Trust (ACT)
  • Eastern Cape Institute of Architects (ECIA)
  • Vernacular Architecture Society of South Africa (VASSA)
  • Stellenbosch Interest Group
  • Ursula Rigby Architect & Professional Heritage Practitioner
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  • Volksrust (Llanwarne/Langwane) - A Transvaal Border Town Through the Eyes of a Deltiologist
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  • Peter Rich, Architect in Search of African Place-Making
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