This article deviates from my primary focus on South African photographic heritage in that the photographs presented here were all captured during 2025; yet the underlying theme, in my view, remains heritage-related.
BOOK REVIEWS
This substantial and enthusiast-driven volume offers a wide-ranging survey of cycling as a sport in South Africa, written unmistakably by insiders for fellow devotees. Cycling has not attracted a large body of historical writing, and where it has, popular narratives—most notoriously those surrounding Lance Armstrong—have tended to dominate.
BLUE PLAQUES
The Race Course was established in 1892 and the foundations for the original grandstands were laid in 1893. From 1897, the Turf Club pegged the entire course for mining, and gold was mined at 1.5km below the race course, while racing continued unabated on the course.