Others tried and sorely failed to be the first to be able to travel by vehicle from Cape Town to Cairo.
Major Chaplin Court Treatt and his South African born wife, Stella, succeeded in doing so in 1926 for the first time ever, taking a humongous 16 months to do so.
I presented this story at the Valentine's Day Johannesburg Heritage Foundation celebration on the lawns of Northwards and thought Heritage Portal readers would also enjoy this South African story of love, endurance and resilience against the backdrop of the Second World War. It was one of seven presented at this event.
Completed in 1929, Riviera Mansions is an early example of a Johannesburg residential apartment building. While the name Riviera reflects the elegance of resorts in France, its architecture is an interpretation of the Cape Dutch style. Bertha Solomon, a life-long crusader for women’s rights, lived here for twenty years until her death in 1968.
