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SS Mendi

  • The Brass Bell of the SS Mendi has been returned
  • Death by drowning, the tragedy of the SS Mendi

From our Archive

  • The Bird Calendar 1940-2020 - A short history, including a question and a real-life mystery
  • Step into Victorian Joburg
  • STEEL, When Iron Came of Age
  • Sophiatown land claim payments top R21m
  • Delta Sewage Disposal Works, 1934 to 1963
  • The Heritage Portal in Numbers (December 2020)
  • The Place of Kasteelberg in Khoekhoe History
  • Wanton destruction of a blue plaque is to be deplored - City of Joburg to the rescue
  • Outsider Art
  • Beyers Naudé - From Pariah to National Hero
  • A Secret Sea Chart Revealed
  • Johannesburg as seen through the eyes of a young schoolboy in the late 1940s, early 1950s and later as a young married man in the early 1960s
  • Panning for Gold in Sandton
  • MaSisulu, one of Jozi's most famous
  • South Africa’s last coppersmith

From the Directory

  • Van Biljon Consulting Co.
  • Klerksdorp Museum
  • Cape's Threatened Buildings
  • Africa Media Online
  • Jeremy Hazell Universal Access Consultant
  • Hermanus History Society
  • Wynberg Residents and Ratepayers Association (WRRA)
  • Tsimba Archaeological Footprints
  • Kensington Heritage Trust
  • Adroit Architects & Interiors
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Recent Posts

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  • Reflection of the Life and Work of Gertruida Brinkman
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  • A Behind the Scenes Guided Tour of Sterkfontein Caves - 21 November 2026
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  • Witnessing History - Correcting my memory of Hastings Ndlovu
    Article
  • Some Angel and Cherub Statues in Braamfontein Cemetery
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