Streets, Townships and Suburbs

Remembering Old Claremont Cape Town

A stroll through the Eastern Joburg suburbs of Orchards, Maryvale, Sydenham and Orange Grove

Concerns over Longest Avenue of Oak Trees in South Africa

Government Avenue Cape Town - South Africa's oldest pedestrian thoroughfare

The Story behind Outspan Road Morningside

The History of Bryanston

British 'heroes' commemorated in Kensington street names

A Lone Hill of National Importance

Who was the Corlett in Corlett Drive?

Peeling back the layers of Orange Grove

A Short History of Craighall

A Deeper Look at Johannesburg's New Street Names

Who was the Douglas in Douglasdale?

Who was the Marshall in Marshallstown?

What’s in a name? Pushing for a more nuanced and dynamic understanding of historical names

The History of Panners Lane Sandton

A Brief History of Parkview

The Origins of William Nicol Drive

The Mill Hill Story

Houghton was nearly a Mining Township

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