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Remembering Cuito Cuanavale: Freedom Month, Heritage and Liberation Landscapes Beyond Borders

Why South Africa’s Freedom Month calls for recognising Cuito Cuanavale as shared African and Global South heritage under the NHRA and UNESCO frameworks.

 
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  • Perished South African Iron Sentinels - A Photographic Portfolio of Wind, Water, and Steel
  • The Kimberley Memorial to the Honoured Dead - Cecil Rhodes, Herbert Baker, and the Architecture of Memory
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Review of 'Sandstone Houses of the Eastern Free State'

It is appropriate to begin with a declaration of interest: I contributed a chapter on Prynnsberg and supported the publication of this book. That proximity, however, also allows for a fuller appreciation of both its achievements and its limitations.

 
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  • Ufrieda Ho (1973–2026): Remembering a Life Through Paper Sons and Daughters
  • Review of 'The Piano War: A true story of love and survival in World War II'
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St Georges Church Parktown

Architects Baker Masey & Sloper

Main structure: 1904

Chancel & Tower: 1910

 
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