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Gauteng

  • Ufrieda Ho (1973–2026): Remembering a Life Through Paper Sons and Daughters
  • Beyond the Randlords - Revisiting J.B. Taylor’s 'A Pioneer Looks Back'
  • Review: A Guidebook to Sites of Geological and Mining Interest on the Central Witwatersrand
  • Review of Two Essential Heidelberg Volumes
  • Veld: The Gardens and Landscapes of Patrick Watson
  • A novel about the 'Last Days of Old Parktown'
  • First comprehensive review of the architecture of early apartheid in Pretoria
  • Review of Anxious Joburg: The Inner Lives of a Global South City
  • Moving migrant men to build the gold mining industry - a cruel system
  • Inside the Carlton Hotel - Nostalgia overlaid with depression
  • This study is about a moment in time in the Yeoville story
  • 'The Man behind the Beard' - A sympathetic biography that makes a contribution to the history of South Africa in the 20th century
  • Civilising Grass - Jonathan Cane’s study is thought-provoking, entertaining, interesting and provocative
  • Review of 'Barnato's Diamonds'
  • Review of Jose Dale Lace: A Woman of Some Importance
  • Review of Hidden Pretoria - The best book in this format so far
  • Review of 'An Unwitting Assassin: The Story of my Father’s Attempted Assassination of Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd'
  • Henry Longland's early survey of Johannesburg circa 1893
  • Book Review of 'The 2Summers #Gauteng52 Challenge'
  • A view of Johannesburg through lenses from a different era

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From our Archive

  • Robben Island Garrison Church - Costly restoration goes horribly wrong
  • Why Alexandra survived apartheid
  • Looking back at the Roeland Street Prison
  • Schroder House - The oldest documented dwelling in South Africa
  • Lessons from my mentor, Steffen Ahrends
  • The Last Remaining Natural Waterfall in Johannesburg
  • John Hamilton Wicksteed - The competent young engineer who came to a sad end
  • The Blue Plaques of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) - Part 1
  • Pritchard Street thrives once again!
  • A short history of Barville Park - One of the largest settler properties in the Eastern Cape
  • The Early History of Irene Farm
  • Cape Town’s rich military heritage celebrated
  • Uproar in the Cape - The Arrival of the Convict Ship Neptune in 1849
  • Hector's sister tells the story still
  • A Short History of Craighall

From the Directory

  • Bela Bela Heritage
  • South African Visual Arts Historians (SAVAH)
  • Charles Thomas - Antique Furniture Restorers
  • Africa Media Online
  • Prof Walter Peters - Architect & Heritage Practitioner
  • Fort Beaufort Heritage Revive
  • Melville Residents Association (MRA)
  • South African Athletics Heritage Group
  • Joint Plans Committee West
  • Models n Maps
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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
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  • Some Angel and Cherub Statues in Braamfontein Cemetery
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