Heritage

City honours student leaders

THE president will speak at Orlando Stadium during the official commemorations of the student uprising of 16 June 1976. Tombstones will also be unveiled for the student leaders.
*On the trail of ’76 students
*Video

Honour for Rivonia trialists

ON the anniversary of the sentencing to life in prison of the Rivonia trialists, they will be honoured as being in the highest order of South Africa’s heroes.

On the trail of '76 students

VISITORS can relive history by walking the route the protesting students took on 16 June 1976. The entire path has been declared a heritage trail.

Two buildings illegally torn down

A CHARGE has been laid after two ohels – one in Braamfontein and one in Brixton cemeteries – were demolished. Both were over 60 years old, and so protected as heritage buildings.

MaSisulu: farewell to wise, wonderful woman

ONE of the foremost mothers of the nation, Albertina Sisulu was a giant of the struggle for the liberation of South Africa, and a deeply loved national treasure.

Gandhi's house takes shape

ONE of the Johannesburg homes in which Mahatma Gandhi lived is being restored and transformed into an unusual bed and breakfast, one that serves vegetarian food and comes complete with a museum.

Chancellor House restored

DIGNITY has been returned to Chancellor House, the inner city building near the law courts that was once the offices of Mandela & Tambo Attorneys.

Many places to worship

JOBURG’S many different people are represented in its myriad churches. One of the smaller congregations is at St Nicholas of Japan, in Brixton.

Tranquil places in suburbs

WORLD religions large and small are all represented in Johannesburg, which has many places of worship scattered across its suburbs and townships.

Motsoaledi remembered

A CALL was made for an annual remembrance of Elias Motsoaledi, the struggle hero who has a clinic, streets and a municipality named after him.

Google strikes Mandela deal

ALL Nelson Mandela’s archives, from personal letters to his Codesa notes and more, will be available online as a significant world heritage after a deal was made with Google.

Long live Fietas

THE history of the old area is retold in a massive, colourful mural that stretches across the subway linking the two suburbs of Pageview and Fordsburg. The artwork, which was two years in the making, will be a continuous cycle.

Karabo goes on a trip

THE adventures of Australopithecus sediba continue, with a trip to the United States. Gifts were given to the Smithsonian in the spirit of trust and partnership between it and Wits University.

War museum seeks struggle items

THE war museum is planning a major exhibition devoted to the fight against apartheid, and it is calling all people to come forward with items of historic interest and oral histories.

Friendship, solidarity at Avalon

HEROES are buried at Avalon Cemetery in Soweto, alongside thousands of ordinary people – for all it is a place for the living to preserve memories.

Joburg's Khoisan ancestors

TRACES of Joburg's Khoisan residents are evident at Eikenhof, where worshippers still gather at the Ebenezer Congregational Church.

Facelift for Constitution Hill

RESTORATION work is planned this year for parts of Constitution Hill that have not yet been restored as part of the historical site. Safety on the ramparts will also be improved.

Walk down memory lane

AN exhibition at the Apartheid Museum tells the 150-year history of Indians in South African, from the arrival of the first indentured labourers in 1860.