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Saks's Corner

  • The fascinating story behind one of Sandton's oldest shops

From our Archive

  • New Year’s Eve murder in Potchefstroom
  • A short history of Ncera Methodist Church
  • South African Photobooth Nostalgia
  • Electrification of Railways - Battle of the Systems
  • When the Lions Roared in 1974
  • JHF Responds to UrbanJoburg’s bewareofcolour commentary
  • The British Hit Parade Before the Beatles
  • A paper on the origins of the original Witwatersrand Gold Fields with special reference to the Witwatersrand Ridge
  • Blue plaques and a new heritage route for Jeppe Boys
  • South African “Cartomania” - a photographic phenomenon
  • The Blaauwkrantz Bridge Disaster
  • The Poster Age, 1968-1972 - Plastering the Campus red and blue and black
  • The Heritage Portal in Numbers (December 2020)
  • Before and After - The Tragedy of the Indian High Commission (Arkleton) Perimeter Wall
  • Pogonology: South African men and their facial hair - As portrayed in photographs from the Victorian era

From the Directory

  • Dr Dustin A Tusnovics Architect
  • Knysna Ratepayers Association (KRA)
  • Irene Village Hall
  • Daveyton Heritage Society
  • Nuuseum
  • Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre
  • Makana Residents' Association
  • City of Johannesburg Directorate Arts Culture and Heritage
  • Hartbeespoort Environment and Heritage Association (HEHA)
  • Mira Fassler Kamstra - Retired
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