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35 Fanny Street, Norwood
2015

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One of the most significant leaders of the anti-apartheid movement, and the first person placed under house arrest, Joseph was banned four times, jailed four times, and survived several assassination attempts, including bullets shot through her bedroom window and a bomb wired to her front gate.

Photo courtesy: Kabelo Mokoena (Sunday Times)

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A culmination of research gathered over many years, the Online Johannesburg Heritage Register is being launched on Nelson Mandela Day 18 July 2025.

Among the many heritage sites featured is Chancellor House, the downtown offices of Mandela and Tambo Attorneys in the 1950s. After having been vacant and shuttered for more than a decade, this iconic building is being revived and brought to life once again as offices for the Community Development Department, which oversees the City’s Arts, Culture & Heritage Services.