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The Star of Josephine Diamond

  • The Cullinan Diamond and other remarkable stones from the Premier / Cullinan Mine

From our Archive

  • Durban's Lost Toll House
  • Somerset House's dusty, musty basement
  • The Cemetery at Winkelhaak Mine
  • Rediscovering a Herbert Baker House in the heart of Yeoville
  • The Scottish Horse Memorial - The story behind one of Johannesburg's earliest war memorials
  • Looking back on the restoration of Johannesburg's Old Fort
  • A Vision for Chinatown - The Remarkable Mr Walter Pon
  • David Stewart Howie - Anglo-Boer War Correspondent and Amateur Photographer
  • Houghton, Orange Grove, Killarney, Mayfair and Greenside get blue plaques!
  • Kathy Munro visits one of the top libraries in the world!
  • Somerset West Loses an Iconic Heritage Building - The demolition of Blue Waters and the questions it leaves behind
  • Subway mural brings Fietas alive (in 2010)
  • Preserving Durban's Art Deco Heritage: The Peter Louis Award Recognises Durban Art Deco Society
  • Dark tourism disaster and the terrible Laingsburg flood of 1981
  • The Mainline Railway Termini of London

From the Directory

  • South African Heritage Resource Agency (SAHRA)
  • Peter Glendinning
  • South African Anglo Boer War Historical Society
  • Heritage Workshop - The Classic Car Specialists
  • Arcadia Residents and Ratepayers Association (ARRA)
  • Genealogical Society of South Africa (GSSA)
  • Joline Young Heritage Consultancy
  • Models n Maps
  • James Findlay Collectable Books & Antique Maps
  • Original Shoreline Project
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Recent Posts

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  • Modderfontein Heritage Walk - 24 November 2026
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  • Kalk Bay Historical Association at 30 Years
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  • Voss Bells in Eden
    Article
  • How the Village of Rhodes Became a Heritage Area
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