The Heritage Portal Newsletter #35 2021
Five Lost Seven Remain: The Carnegie Libraries of South Africa
Memories of Rivonia in the 1960s
Review of The Historical Karoo and The Historical Overberg
To Okavango and Chobe on foot in 1884
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Exclusive Tour of the most iconic Modernist home in the Cape Winelands
A glimmer of heritage hope in Hillbrow
Warning about illegal building work
Historic Fairview and Troyeville Meander
New Book - The Accidental Entrepreneur - John Garlick: His Life and Legacy
An Introduction to the National Heritage Resources Act
Memorials beyond apartheid at universities in South Africa
Massive Birthday Sale - James Findlay Collectable Books & Antique Maps
Special on new Dean Allen books
The Stewart Memorial on Sandili's Kop
SAHRA National Inventory Unit Webinar Recording
News from the GIfA Heritage Committee - Parkview Survey, Colosseum Award and Heritage Tours
Heritage Treasure Hunt 2021
In other news
Historic Standard Bank building in the heart of Cape Town goes on auction
Recovering the Archive at UCT
First ever Spur closes
History of Newtown
Public outcry after protected trees at Voortrekker Monument cut down
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Howard Memorial College Durban
Climate change: Construction companies told to stop knocking down buildings
V&A Waterfront is not waiting around for global tourists to return
At South Africa’s Constitutional Court, a Democracy Brick by Brick
Potchefstroom Street Names starting with P
South Australian eagle fossil identified as one of the oldest raptor species in the world
Four great lunch spots in the historic Joburg CBD
Mancotywa honoured with lifetime award for heritage work
History of Fietas is just disappearing
10 South African innovations & inventions that we can be proud of
We argue over statues, yet history shows they’re really all about power
All Blacks v Springboks rivalry endures even as history fades to mythology
Remembering Tulbagh earthquake (video)
‘Band of Brothers’ Stars Reflect on the Epic Miniseries’ Evolving Legacy
Thabo Mbeki African Presidential Library will diversify city’s heritage offerings