Barberton learner makes strategic moves
From learning chess at home to competing on the national stage, Barberton High learner Bafana Sgudhla is making impressive moves in the world of chess, already earning a Junior Master title at just 14.
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Jamestown: The forgotten gold camp that came before Barberton
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Fiks in die Laeveld: hoe Barberton en omliggende dorpe saam in beweging bly
Life beyond the dust and danger in the early mining town of Barberton
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Barberton learner makes strategic moves
From learning chess at home to competing on the national stage, Barberton High learner Bafana Sgudhla is making impressive moves in the world of chess, already earning a Junior Master title at just 14.
New Moraea species discovered in Mpumalanga
Janco Pelser: a decade in Dubai and still at home in the desert
Local teachers build a life in the UAE amid regional tensions
First rugby and netball day a great success in Barberton
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Tragiese ongeluk verander vyf jongmense se lewens onherroeplik
Heritage & History
Jamestown: The forgotten gold camp that came before Barberton
Before Barberton became a booming gold-rush town, there was Jamestown, a rough, fever-ridden diggers’ camp where some of the valley’s first gold was found. Today it has almost vanished from memory, but its story marks the true beginning of the Barberton goldfields.
Life beyond the dust and danger in the early mining town of Barberton
The cableway: Barberton’s forgotten link to Havelock Mine
Nukain Mabuza: the artist who painted the rocks of Barberton
The Todd family: from gold rush roots to Lowveld agriculture
The Moodies and the gold rush that built Barberton
The women who built Barberton
Culture & Identity
Jamestown: The forgotten gold camp that came before Barberton
Before Barberton became a booming gold-rush town, there was Jamestown, a rough, fever-ridden diggers’ camp where some of the valley’s first gold was found. Today it has almost vanished from memory, but its story marks the true beginning of the Barberton goldfields.
Life beyond the dust and danger in the early mining town of Barberton
The cableway: Barberton’s forgotten link to Havelock Mine
Nukain Mabuza: the artist who painted the rocks of Barberton
The Todd family: from gold rush roots to Lowveld agriculture
Hans Bornman: the man who preserved the Lowveld’s history