Thank you to all our readers and contributors for making our tenth year so memorable. The Portal would not be possible without you. Enjoy this showcase of articles and reviews from 2022.
Mysteries & Discoveries
Remarkable Photographs Emerge from Joburg Family Archive
A Chance in a Million - Identical photographs found on different continents
Locating the Victims of the 1922 Rand Revolt
Solving the Mystery Behind "Grannie's Grave"
Seeking the family of an abandoned box of old photographs
Johannesburg based artist’s 1960s photographic portfolio resurfaces
Engineers & Railways
Kaaimans River Railway Bridge Declared a Provincial Heritage Site
Great Mechanical Engineers of the South African Railways & Harbours
The Father of Civil Engineering in South Africa
Thomas Charles John Bain - One of South Africa's greatest engineers
An Unusual 1954 Railway Map of South Africa
Iconic Pass Builder and Father of Geology in South Africa
Military
Victoria Crosses with a South African connection
Anglo-Boer War Stereo Photographs
The Weeping Cross from Delville Wood
Traces of Basuto Wars
The biggest battle fought in the Magaliesberg
The capture of Nelson Mandela
Blue Plaques
Westcliff Stairs honoured with Blue Plaques
The Blue Plaques of Gqeberha
The Kruger Houses at Boekenhoutfontein
Beyers Naudé - From Pariah to National Hero
Blue plaques celebrate historic sporting moments
Reviews
First comprehensive review of the architecture of early apartheid in Pretoria
A book that celebrates the heritage of Paarl
RSA 365 - This book makes a contribution to the documentation of South African buildings across the centuries
This books fills a gap on church architecture
A novel about the 'Last Days of Old Parktown'
Editor’s choice
Photographs of Joburg from above
The History of Jacaranda Trees in Pretoria
Visiting the Historic Village of Wakkerstroom
Uproar in the Cape - The Arrival of the Convict Ship Neptune in 1849
William Smith: Educator
Probably the earliest record of Ndebele wall decoration I have discovered to date
Extraordinary Guide to South and East Africa on the eve of World War I
The tragic stories about the early doctors of Potchefstroom
Exploring the oldest collective financial institution in South Africa
Visual Reflection on Pretoria’s early places of Worship