Salt River Heritage Society

22/05/2026

" Cape Town's Civic Centre is poised for a vibrant transformation into a mixed-use development, featuring affordable housing and retail spaces, aimed at benefiting the community.

20/05/2026

The Department of Human Settlements is asking for comments on their PIE Amendment Bill. The Bill amends the Prevention of Illegal Eviction Act, including:
• weakening the protection of people facing eviction, especially their access to alternative accommodation.
• creating a more repressive framework against occupations, especially organised occupations, and against activists and organisations supporting them.
If this gets voted, it could result in a massive surge in homelessness and a regression of the rights of the poor.

If you would like to comment/object to these changes but don't know where to start, please use the letter builder our housing subcommittee developed to assist you. Have your voice heard *before 15 June!* Write your own personal letter to Department of Human Settlements (DHS) in less than 5 minutes by clicking the link: https://form.jotform.com/261203104014031

*Please help us spread the word!*

12/05/2026

Dr Petre Prins warns that a proposed high-rise in Cape Town's historic core could threaten cherished heritage and highlights public awareness issues.

05/05/2026

A new library is coming to a Cape Town school that's never had one! It's set to be the first of many in the area.

02/05/2026

Discover how the Western Cape Archives and Records Service is transforming lives through historical documents, helping families reclaim their past and uncover hidden truths during this year's Archives Week.

02/05/2026

A Tribute to Mogamat Alexander

30/04/2026

Doekmal, Medora, and a Life Carried Across the World

29/04/2026

The Voortrekker Road bridge, between Salt River and Maitland, is set to open on Tuesday.

28/04/2026

Memory resists erasure. It resists distortion. It resists the dangerous simplification of history that can weaken democratic consciousness and distort public understanding.

In remembering where we come from, the struggles endured, the sacrifices made, and the values fought for, we reaffirm the moral and ethical compass that guides us as a nation. We are reminded that the freedoms we enjoy today were neither inevitable nor easily won.

Heritage, therefore, is not merely about the preservation of the past in monuments, museums, or archives. It is about activating memory in ways that speak meaningfully to the present.

Heritage is about activating memory in ways that speak meaningfully to the present.

26/04/2026

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