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Then and Now

  • A view of Johannesburg through lenses from a different era
  • Review of South End Then and Now
  • Review of Cape Town: Then and Now

From our Archive

  • The Fascinating History of Randburg
  • Use of vintage photographs in narrating visual history - Beitbridge under construction (1928 – 1930)
  • Was there life before Metrication?
  • Clara Goad - The Story Behind One of the Earliest Graves in Braamfontein Cemetery
  • Flo Bird - Joburg’s diminutive dynamite
  • Coloured, Honorary White, Legally Black: The Four Waves of Chinese South Africa
  • Tunnel at Waterval Boven - Probably the best-known and most famous of all NZASM structures
  • Unique Photographs from the Boer War
  • Walking Tour of Historic Paarl
  • Early Heidelberg through the eyes of a deltiologist
  • Two gum trees, firemen and horse races
  • Millbank - The Closest Historic Mill to Johannesburg
  • John Gamble - Maths Prodigy who Preferred Engineering
  • One of the most fascinating architectural features in the whole of Southern Africa
  • Visiting the historic Brook Street Cemetery, Durban

From the Directory

  • FCTEC
  • African Conservation Trust (ACT)
  • Amafa / Heritage KwaZulu Natal
  • Mahikeng Society
  • South African Athletics Heritage Group
  • Magaliesberg Association for Cultural Heritage (MACH)
  • Talana Museum
  • The Forge - Customized wrought metal work
  • Save our Berea
  • Heidelberg Heritage Association
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Recent Posts

  • The Construction of Steve Biko Bridge
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  • Reflection of the Life and Work of Gertruida Brinkman
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  • A Behind the Scenes Guided Tour of Sterkfontein Caves - 21 November 2026
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  • Witnessing History - Correcting my memory of Hastings Ndlovu
    Article
  • Some Angel and Cherub Statues in Braamfontein Cemetery
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