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Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa

  • A South African encyclopaedia - A worthy and dated work of reference and a collectable treasure

From our Archive

  • Controversy and Debate Continues - Herbert Prins gives his thoughts on the Martin Melck Warehouse Saga
  • Botha House, Lynton Hall & Umdoni Park - Heritage Jewels of KZN
  • The Face of the Rand Club Bids Farewell (for now)
  • A Short History of Steel
  • The Eccentric Engineer
  • A stroll through the Eastern Joburg suburbs of Orchards, Maryvale, Sydenham and Orange Grove
  • “Presumably a criminal is not always a criminal” - Wakkerstroom’s photographic artist Maximillian Alfred Daubert (1865-1951)
  • James Bisset - Bringing Mass Transport to the Suburbs
  • A New Chapter in 800m History
  • The story of the largest elephant tusks to ever come out of Kenya
  • A short history of Port Elizabeth's famous Campanile
  • The Execution of Christian Woite
  • The Tanzania - Zambia Railway
  • Before there were roads - The journey from Port Elizabeth to Kuruman
  • Anglo-Zulu War 1879 - Some personalities photographed

From the Directory

  • South African Institute for Heritage Science and Conservation
  • Mathakgong Heritage and History
  • Historical Society of Port Elizabeth
  • Clare Chappel Urban Designer, Architect, Storyteller
  • Observatory Civic Association (OCA)
  • South African Gold Panning Association (SAGPA)
  • South African Naval Heritage Trust (NHT)
  • Knysna Ratepayers Association (KRA)
  • Heritage Association of South Africa (HASA)
  • Strandlopers
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