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HASA Middelburg 2025 Symposium Circular No.4
This year’s ‘Historical Middelburg, the gateway to history’ symposium takes place between the 13 – 16 October 2025. Information regarding submissions and presentations, important dates, and the preliminary list of papers is available via the fourth circular below....
HASA Middelburg 2025 Symposium Circular
The theme for this year's symposium is 'Historical Middelburg, the gateway to history' and takes place between the 13 - 16 October 2025. Information regarding submissions and presentations, important dates, symposium itinerary, and costs are available via the third...
Middelburg Symposium 2025
Railway Station-Middleburg postcard by Carol Hardijzer The HASA Council is delighted to share the 2nd circular for the HASA 2025 Symposium. Our grand event taking place in Middelburg, Mpumalanga to be hosted by the Middelburg Heritage Society between 13th and 15th...
Clarens to host 2024 Heritage Symposium
Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Photo by redcharlie on Unsplash The Clarens Heritage Association, in collaboration with the Council of the Heritage Association of South Africa, will be hosting the 23rd Annual Symposium between 22nd and 24thOctober 2024. We shall...
Carruthers and Frescura receive highest honour in the heritage community
Vincent Carruthers (left) and Professor Franco Frescura (right). At the 2022 HASA Symposium, Gold Medals were awarded to Vincent Carruthers and Professor Franco Frescura. The Gold Medal is a prestigious award in heritage and recognizes a lifetime of contributions...
Call for nominations for the 2022 Simon van der Stel Awards
The National Council of the Heritage Association of South Africa has for many years rewarded individuals and organisations who have given unstintingly of their time and expertise to conserve South Africa’s heritage resources and who, in the words of the preamble to...
Hartbeespoort to host 2022 Heritage Symposium
The next HASA Symposium will be held on 13th, 14th and 15th of October; a full programme is being planned by Mike Benn, Vincent Carruthers, Prof. Mariette Lowes, Tsungi Fundira and Stuart Claque on behalf of the Magaliesberg Association for Culture & Heritage. The...
Fire at Parliament: Statement from the Heritage Association of South Africa (HASA)
Houses of Parliament. Credit: De Zuid-Afrikaan. It is with shock, disbelief and sadness that the Heritage Association of South Africa learned of the fire that engulfed the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town on 2nd January. The damage is a tragic and devastating loss...
Recipients of the 2021 Simon van der Stel awards
Dr. Judy Maguire (far left) presenting the Simon van der Stel medal to Dr. Antonia Malan (second from left). Ian Pretorius (second from right) presenting the Simon van der Stel medal to John Rennie (far right). The Simon van der Stel awards are the country’s premier...
Celebrating the diverse heritage of Western Cape schools
Rondebosch Boys’ High, Rondebosch, Cape Town Blue plaques in South Africa date back to roughly 40 years ago when the first plaques were installed by the then Witwatersrand branch of the Simon Van der Stel Foundation (today the Heritage Association of South Africa)....