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Discover Johannesburg’s early days, people and buildings

I originally researched this article in 2012 and published it online on 13 April 2012. Since then I have added more details. “They are trying to make Johannesburg respectable. They are trying to make snobs out of us, making us Read more…


ADVENTUROUS WELSHMAN WHO MADE AN IMPACT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Levi David JONES was born in Eglwys Fair, Carmarthenshire, Wales, on December 16, 1884. His birth was registered in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, in the second quarter of 1886, according to civil registry volume 11a, page 555. He lived in Trecynon Read more…


SCHOOL RUGBY RIVALRY IN PAARL STILL GOING STRONG

The biggest schoolboy rugby match in the world takes place on the first weekend of August in Paarl, when Paarl Gimnasium and Paarl Boys High face each other. During the week prior, there are functions, reunions, and more rugby. Paarl Read more…