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Street Names

  • The Story behind Outspan Road Morningside
  • British 'heroes' commemorated in Kensington street names
  • A Deeper Look at Johannesburg's New Street Names
  • What’s in a name? Pushing for a more nuanced and dynamic understanding of historical names

From our Archive

  • The Controversial Naming of Sandton
  • NZASM Structures of the Southern Line
  • A Short History of Plettenberg Bay's 'oldest surviving building'
  • Enigmatic Johannesburg-based Female Photographer, Jane Plotz
  • A few photographs of Johannesburg at the turn of the 20th century
  • Illegal advertising on Old Park Station - Has MTN missed an opportunity?
  • Railway Archaeology in the Great Karoo: Dwyka - Antjieskraal - Ketting
  • A walking tour of historic Calvinia
  • Unanswered Questions 120 Years after the Great Braamfontein Dynamite Explosion
  • Grandma's Notes - Life at the beginning of the 20th Century
  • Steffen Ahrends and Ponden House, Bryanston
  • The rock engravings at Bosworth farm
  • Nongoloza: King of the Ninevites
  • Port Elizabeth City Hall was almost demolished
  • David Stewart Howie - Anglo-Boer War Correspondent and Amateur Photographer

From the Directory

  • Wynberg East Civic Association (WECA)
  • Durban Art Deco Society
  • Friends of the Rail (FOTR)
  • Friends of Johannesburg Cemeteries
  • The South African Antique, Art & Design Association (SAADA)
  • Anglo Zulu War Historical Society
  • The Empathy Lab
  • Erica Davison THL
  • St Ursula's Museum, Art Gallery & Research Centre
  • Association for Southern African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA)
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