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World War II

  • Review of 'I am David'
  • This book will make you shed a tear for Walter Hain and his friends lost in battle

From our Archive

  • The First Successful Cape to Cairo Expedition by Motor Vehicle
  • Saintly Sights - Pre 1900s Missionary Photography in South Africa - An Interview
  • Crossing the Vaal (at Vereeniging)
  • Discarded Family History: My Life Story – Lorna Edna Nattrass (1906-2000)
  • Pritchard Street thrives once again!
  • The Rediscovery of Herbert Baker’s Lost Model
  • Modderfontein's Grand Mansion
  • The traditional ‘two minutes silence in remembrance’ was first observed in Cape Town
  • Five homes in bohemian Parktown
  • Condemned Castle Cries for Help!
  • Raid, Rhodes, Railways, Rinderpest, Rebellion and Ruin
  • Somerset House's dusty, musty basement
  • They wanted to demolish the Durban Railway Station
  • Iconic Rotunda being vandalised
  • Commemorating Sir Herbert Baker's last building in South Africa

From the Directory

  • Morbid Musings - Marie-Louise Rouget
  • Stephanie Victor
  • Mandela Bay Heritage Trust (MBHT)
  • Hout Bay and Llandudno Heritage Trust
  • Wynberg Residents and Ratepayers Association (WRRA)
  • Wynberg East Civic Association (WECA)
  • Heritage Association of South Africa (HASA)
  • Booklovers Paradise
  • Italcotto Roofing
  • Genealogical Society of South Africa (GSSA)
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Recent Posts

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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
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  • Some Angel and Cherub Statues in Braamfontein Cemetery
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