Give us feedback on
our new heritage website!
 
In 2006, the Sunday Times celebrated its 100th birthday and as part of the celebrations, editor Mondli Makhanya commissioned a number of public memorials to record and recognise some of the remarkable newsmakers and events of the last century.

This website tells more about the stories behind the memorials and we want you to help us improve it by filling in the questions below.
 
Q.1 : Age:
1 Under 20 years
2 21 – 30 years
3 31 – 40 years
4 41 – 50 years
5 51 – 60 years
6 61 years or older
 
Q.2 : Gender:
1 Male
2 Female
 
Q.3 : Race:
1 African
2 Coloured
3 Asian
4 Indian
5 White
6 Other (please specify):
 
Q.4 : How often do you visit the Sunday Times heritage website?:
 
1
 This is my first time
2
 Occasionally
3 Sometimes
4 Weekly
5 Monthly
 
Q.5 : How did you hear about this site?:
 
1
 I searched for it
2
 Someone told me about it
3 I read about it in the Sunday Times
4 I saw a memorial with the website address on it
5 Other (please specify):
 
Q.6 : Why are you visiting this site? (choose up to 3 options):
1 To learn more about people and events in the past
2 To find out where the memorials are
3 To get information for a project
4 To prepare materials for my class
5 To do research
6 To find out about the Sunday Times Heritage Project
7

Other (please specify):
 
Q.7 : What is your overall impression of the site? (choose up to 3 options):
1 I can’t find the information I’m looking for
2 The pictures help me understand the past
3 There should be more pictures
4 It is difficult to navigate
5 It is very informative
6 There is not enough information about (please specify):  
7 It is well laid out
8 It is easy to navigate
9

Other (please specify):
 
Q.8 : Which of the following stories of the memorials have you read about on this website? (Please choose as many as you have read about):
Johannesburg
1 Brenda Fassie: Bassline, Newtown Cultural Precinct
2 Lilian Ngoyi: 9870 Nkungu Street, Mzimhlope
3 Orlando Pirates: 4503 Khunou Street, Orlando East
4 Sunday Times: 4 Biermann Avenue, Rosebank
5 Raymond Dart: Origin Centre, Wits University, Braamfontein
6 Mohandas Gandhi: Hamidia Mosque, Jennings Street, Fordsburg
7 Tsietsi Mashinini: 1349 Mputhi Street, Central West Jabavu
8 Duma Nokwe: Jhb High Court, Pritchard Street
9

Death in Detention: Johannesburg Central Police Station, Commissioner Street
Cape Town
10 Basil D'Oliveira: Newlands Cricket Stadium
11 SS Mendi Kopano Men's Residence: UCT
12 Olive Schreiner: Main Road, Kalk Bay
13 Race Classification Appeal Board: High Court Annex, Queen Victoria Street
14 First Flight: Prince George Drive, Wynberg
15 Mannenberg: UCA Studios, 21 Bloem Street
16 The Purple Shall Govern: Intersection Burg and Church streets
17 Cissie Gool: Intersection Longmarket and Buitenkant streets
18 Ingrid Jonker: Beachfront, Gordon’s Bay
Eastern Cape
19 The Bulhoek Massacre: Israelite Temple, Queenstown
20 George Pemba: 28 Ferguson Road, New Brighton, Port Elizabeth
 
Q.9 : How does the Sunday Times heritage site help us understand our past? (choose up to 3 options):
1 It is inspiring
2 It tells us about different experiences of the past – both good and bad
3 It helps us know our history
4 It celebrates and honours people who made our history
5 It advances reconciliation
6 It promotes our colourful history
7 It helps me to think about our past in a new way
8 It helps us create a national identity
9 It does not provide sufficient coverage of (please specify):
10 It is not important
11 I think that we should forget the past and just move on in South Africa
12 I don’t think it is relevant to me
13

Other (please specify):
 
Q.10 : Which parts of the site do you like most? (choose up to 3 options):
1
 Information about each memorial
2
 Information about the artists and interviews with them
3 Maps to memorials
4 Space to send my comments
5 Other (please specify):
 
Q.11 : What would you like to see on this site?:
1 Suggestions:
 
Q.12 : What do you think of the new design of the site?:
1
 I like the new site more than I liked the old site.
2
 This is the first time that I have visited the site.
3 I liked the old site more.
 
Q.13 : What do you like or dislike about the site? Please give us your comments and suggestions:
1 Suggestions:
 
Thank you for your feedback and suggestions. To submit your views, please click ‘submit’ below.