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Kliptown Museum

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After the original ceramic plaque was repeatedly damaged, it was replaced by a mosaic plaque in 2011.

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Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, Union Street, Kliptown
2008

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The People Shall Govern exhibition is housed in an old hardware store owned by the Jada family, who donated the timber for the Congress of the People held on 25 Ð 26 June 1955. Many people sat on the roof of this building to watch delegates adopt the Freedom Charter. The exhibition was opened by the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Clr Amos Masondo on 26 June 2006

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.

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