TITLE OF TALK: Durban’s Afro-Indian race riots of 1949 SPEAKER: Prof Goolam Vahed The ‘Durban riots’ of 1949 were a bitter conflict marked by racialised violence between Indian and African residents of the city, which occurred over the course
Please click on the link below to access the Society’s quarterly newsletter prepared by Chair-lady, Angie St George. The quarter has been very busy with amongst other events, outings to Old St Thomas Church, the Daphne Strutt award evening,
SANS June 2019 meeting: 50th anniversary of the first moon landings To celebrate the historic event of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin becoming the first people to walk on the surface of our moon in July
A group photo taken at the Holocaust Centre, of SANS members, led by Angie St George. The focus was their July exhibition called The Promise.The tour guides Maureen Chaminsky and her colleague Gugu did include a full tour of the
The SA National Society recently had an outing to the Nottingham Road area and used the Nottingham Road Hotel as it’s base. Below are four images: The first is a current image of the hotel, the middle image, a very
Click on the link below to access the July 2019 Heritage Events Diary (with thanks to Carol Allan) Events Diary 2019 07 July
There is nothing better than South Africa’s sunrises and sunsets, be it on the coast or the interior. It requires an early start to witness this natural heritage in all its glory. Below are images that reflect the diversity of
There are 365 days in each year, however each day can be very different when you visit this award CNN winning structure of architectural beauty. The pier also won the South African National Award for outstanding Civil Engineering Achievements. The
St John’s The Divine Anglican Church, in Romanesque Revival style, at 205 Clark Road, Glenwood, has a rather austere look from the outside, having been constructed of red face-brick. This church built in 1922, is however a work of art
It is refreshing to see an old railway station being creatively used for a change. Most of Transnet’s assets have simply been allowed to fall into disuse or vandalized. The Lions River Station is an example where these old buildings