ARTICLES

The site selected for the post office occupies a corner plot fronting both Kruger and Ockerse Streets, just off Commissioner Street, the main thoroughfare through Krugersdorp. Originally, this site formed part of a block of stands reserved by the ZAR Government for official use. (An exception was made for the corner of Commissioner and Kruger Streets, which was allocated to Mr.

 

BOOK REVIEWS

‘Geomotional’ is a remarkable and beautifully illustrated exploration of – as the sub-title says – ‘Geometric art, past and present’. The book, which has us journey through images, words, poetry and song, and gives account of a ‘performance-installation’, is compiled by Mary Elizabeth Lange, who is prolific in her writings on Indigenous art and story, and various intersections with heritage.

 

BLUE PLAQUES

This Spanish-style home was designed by Norman Hanson for Harold and Cicely Jeppe. Apart from his business interests, Jeppe was an Olympic athlete in 1920 while studying at Oxford, an international polo player and was instrumental in moving the first polo club founded by his father and associates, to Inanda. They moved to Parktown in the mid 1940s.