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Public Protest – Re-open Our Library!
CALL TO PARTICIPATE IN A PUBLIC PROTEST: RE-OPEN OUR LIBRARY! The Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, in collaboration with the Johannesburg Crisis Alliance, is holding a public protest calling on the City of Johannesburg and it’s implementing agency, the Johannesburg Development Agency, to “Re-open Our Library”. The public protest will be held outside the Johannesburg City Library
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JHF in the Media
Here’s a collection of interviews and articles relating to the JHF and its work. Enjoy! www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-11-15-rissik-street-post-office-historic-landmarks-rise-decline-and-crumbling-struggle-for-revival Podcast Party with Jack Motlanthe – 24 September 2024 Rosebank and Killarney Gazette – Orange Grove Waterfall: 13 September 2024 Gareth Cliff Show – 4 September 2024 (interview begins at 01.30.00) Building Joburg on MixFM (JHF Heritage Weekend) –
Chancellor House at Risk of invasion
Chancellor House in the CBD is the location of the law offices of Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo, who first established their legal practice here in 1952. The location of these offices was carefully chosen – directly across Fox Street from the Chief Magistrate’s office in the Magistrates Court – and was intended to affront
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Mandela’s Houghton House in disrepair
The JHF has been alerted to the dilapidated condition of Nelson Mandela’s Houghton residence, where the great statesman passed away in 2013. Unfortunately, since 2020, the house has been caught up in a dispute between the trustees of Mandela’s estate and family members. Consequently, it has been left unoccupied and no maintenance has been done
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JHB Central library Closure – Interview with Flo Bird
Check out this excellent insert on the closure of the Johannesburg Central Library, featuring our very own Flo Bird. Produced by Nadiva Schraibman for ‘Fokus’, first broadcast on SABC2, 23 Feb 2024. Insert begins at the 07.20 mark (interview with Flo begins at 09.00). And see below for more interviews with Flo about the library
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Friends of Joburg Cemeteries – Radio Interview
Here’s a great interview with the Friends of Johannesburg Cemeteries (FOJC) team regarding the restoration of the vandalised ash walls at Braamfontein Cemetery. The interview was first broadcast as part of ‘Klank Koerant’ on Pretoria FM. If you would like to contribute to the FOJC’s restoration fund, please send an email to mail@joburgheritage.org.za or cemeteries@joburgheritage.org.za.
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The Friends of Johannesburg Cemeteries Needs Your Help!
For the past six months, the Friends of Johannesburg Cemeteries (FOJC) has been hard at work restoring the vandalised ash walls in Braamfontein Cemetery. A dedicated team of volunteers and builders have done sterling work so far, but now funds are running out and we need your financial support to complete the work! For more
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Update on closure of Johannesburg Central Library
Here is our latest open letter on the closure of the Johannesburg Central Library. You can find our original public statement here. See below for previous updates and links to media… Additional links:
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JHF Statement on Closure of Johannesburg Central Library
Photos of the Johannesburg Central Library in better days, courtesy of www.2summers.net Media Statement from City of Johannesburg – 22 November 2023
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