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Fourways

  • A hidden gem in the heart of Fourways
  • Norscot Manor - Built on a scale few could afford today!
  • The Origins of William Nicol Drive

From our Archive

  • Outsider Art
  • In the wreck of the Haerlem
  • Restoring Pietermaritzburg's Old Ireland Building in the late 1970s
  • The Battle of Nooitgedacht - The biggest battle fought in the Magaliesberg
  • Preserving the only submarine museum in Africa
  • The easy life of Doris Mosikele
  • James Cameron - Second City Engineer of Cape Town
  • Kirti Menon and Gandhi’s legacy
  • How the name of Clarendon Place came about
  • Joburg’s market square defined the town
  • Sappersrus and the War Memorial to the Sappers
  • Somerset West Loses an Iconic Heritage Building - The demolition of Blue Waters and the questions it leaves behind
  • Early 20th Century Asylum photography in South Africa
  • Early photo evidence brings closure following tragic death at sea
  • The rise of railway preservation in Britain

From the Directory

  • South Africans in WW1, WW2 and Korean War
  • Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation
  • Lower Albany Historical Society (LAHS)
  • African Centre for Heritage Activities (ACHA)
  • Friends of the General Smuts Foundation
  • Friends of the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
  • Wheat Industry Museum
  • Van Biljon Barnardo Architects
  • FCTEC
  • Pinelands History
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