Heritage Sites
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Kwa- Mai Mai traditional market
Known as 'the place of healing', the Kwa Mai Mai market has a long and fascinating history in Johannesburg, and is part of the earliest gold mining camp history.
27 (0)11 833 1973 ,27(0) 71 791 3754 http://www.gauteng.net/attractions/kwa_mai_mai |
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Constitution Hill
Constitution Hill is a living museum that tells the story of South Africa’s journey to democracy. The site is a former prison and military fort that bears testament to South Africa’s turbulent past and, today, is home to the country’s Constitutional Court, which endorses the rights of all citizens.
27 (0)11 381 3100 https://www.constitutionhill.org.za |
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Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication
As the site of the 1955 Congress of the People, the Walter Sisulu Square represents the most representative gathering in the history of South Africa and the democratic approach taken in documenting the vision of ordinary South Africans.
27 (0)74 928 8104 https://www.southafrica.net/gl/en/travel/article/kliptown-open-air-museum |
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Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Nonprofit museum & educational center focused on the iconic political leader & former president.
27 (0)11 547 5600 https://www.nelsonmandela.org/ |
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Mandela House
The Nelson Mandela National Museum, commonly referred to as Mandela House, is the house on Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto,
27 (0)11 936 7754 https://www.mandelahouse.com/ |
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Tutu House
The Tutu House is a house on Vilakazi Street in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, that was the home to Desmond and Leah Tutu. The house is registered as part of Johannesburg's historical heritage
https://www.joburg.org.za/media_/Newsroom/Pages/2013%20articles/2011%20&%202012%20%20Articles/Tutu-house-gets-plaque.aspx |
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Mary Fitzgerald Square
Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, Johannesburg in South Africa is a public space named after Mary "Pickhandle" Fitzgerald, who is considered to have been the first female trade unionist
27 (0)11 688 7810 https://www.jda.org.za/ |
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Credo Mutwa Cultural Village
Outdoor museum devoted to the sculptures & other works of artist & traditional healer Credo Mutwa.
27 (0)11 930 1813, 27 (0) 60 480 4109 |
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Dr Xumo Museum
Built in 1934 for Dr. Alfred Bitini Xuma, a highly qualified medical practitioner, and named Empilweni. He lived here until 1959 together with his wife Madie Beatrice Hall, an African American social worker who served as President of the ANC Women’s League from 1943 until 1949.
27 (0)83 550 7130, 27 (0) 717653130 https://www.southafrica.net/za/en/travel/article/house-of-dr-ab-xuma-in-sophiatown-if-walls-could-speak-the-fascinating-stories-inside-dr-ab-xuma-s-home |
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Ponte City Apartments
Dlala Nje aims to challenge perceptions and to create opportunities through running inner-city immersions and experiences in some of our city’s most misunderstood areas .
27 (0) 72 397 2269 https://www.dlalanje.org/ |
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Melville Koppies Nature Reserve
Iron Age artefacts can still be found at the site.
27 (0) 11 482 4797 https://www.mk.org.za/ |
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Satyagraha House Orchards (The Kraal)
Kallenbach lived here with his friend, Mohandas Gandhi. During these years Gandhi deepened his philosophy of non-violent struggle, called Satyagraha.
27 (0) 11 485 5928 https://www.satyagrahahouse.com/ |
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Alexandra Health Committee Building
For the first 40 years or so of its existence Alexandra was administered by the Alexandra Health Committee from its building. It was also home to the Peri-Urban Health Board, which managed Alex from 1958 – 1973.
https://www.theheritageportal.co.za/plaque/alexandra-health-committee-building |
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African Methodist Episcopal Church
Founded in 1933, the AME Church is a major landmark in Alexandra. The church served as a place of refuge during the uprising of the 1970s and 1980s, and was used as a voting station in the 1994 elections.
https://www.theheritageportal.co.za/plaque/african-methodist-episcopal-church |
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Amalgamated Primary School
This school, dating back to 1927, was built by the Apostolic Church. It was established when a number of smaller mission schools joined together to form a single institution, from which secondary education developed in Alexandra.
https://www.theheritageportal.co.za/plaque/amalgamated-primary-school |
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Mandela yard
Reached via a narrow alleyway between tightly packed houses, is the room lived in by Madiba in the 1940’s when he was a young lawyer.
27 (0)1134613 |
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