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At the AGM of the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, held on 30th July 2022, Brett McDougall was presented with the Johannesburg Heritage Lifetime Honorary Membership Award. This gratefully acknowledges his extensive contribution to the work of the JHF over the last decade. In that time, Brett served as Chairman of the JHF from 2015 to 2018. […]

The 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation (JHF) will be held on Saturday 30th July at 14h00. The venue is Northwards, 21 Rockridge Road, Parktown. This is a public meeting and interested members of the public are welcome to attend. Please send acceptances and apologies to Barbara Cron: 060 813 3539

The Heritage Association of South Africa (HASA) is holding it’s annual symposium on the 13-15 October 2022. Hosted by the Magaliesberg Association for Culture and Heritage, this year’s programme offers a fantastic line up of fascinating speakers and tours. The venue is the Cableway Conference Centre, Hartbeespoort Dam. Numbers are limited so register now! For

This is a grand year for anniversaries. Not only the 1922 Rand Revolt, which we have been commemorating by installing grave-markers and a Memorial at Braamfontein Cemetery, but also the 120th anniversary of the end of the Anglo Boer War, the 120th anniversary of Herbert Baker’s coming to Johannesburg, the 90th Birthday of Orlando East

The following collectible books will be on a silent auction – ending at 15:00 on the 26th of March 2022. The books will be on display at the JHF’s Big Book Sale, taking place at Holy Family College, Old Sisonke Hall from 09:00. We invite all book enthusiasts to submit a written maximum bid for

We are all set to commemorate the centenary of the Rand Revolt of 1922 hopefully not in the rain. The Strike started on 10th January 1922 when the white miners were told their daily pay would be docked by a third – by 5 shillings from 14 or 15 shillings. It is inconceivable that any