by Lennie | Feb 15, 2020 | Forgotten Heroes, People
Many people walked the streets of Potchefstroom. Some of these made a difference to the town and city. This series of the forgotten heroes of Potchefstroom is dedicated to them. Jan Borrius – First Government Printer One day, in an attempt to prevent the wrong...
by Lennie | Feb 1, 2020 | Events
Een van die mees ongelukkige gebeure wat ooit op die kampus van die NWU Potchefstroom gebeur het, het aanleiding gegee tot die eerste Vreugdedag, vandag se JOOL. Daar is vroeër optogte deur die strate gehou, maar dit was eenmalige gebeurtenisse en nie ’n jaarlikse...
by Lennie | Jan 14, 2020 | Funnies
Laaste aflewering van die drie artikels oor die Snaakse en Sensasionele gebeure in Potchefstroom. What Rose Scorgie saw Rose Scorgie was born in Potchefstroom in 1881, grew up and lived her for the bigger part of her life. When she was 87 she concluded a detailed...
by Lennie | Jan 11, 2020 | Funnies, People
Kenneth McArthur – Olympic Hero of Potch On 10 February Kennedy Kane McArthur, locally known as Kenneth McArthur, was born in Dervock, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He came to Potchefstroom during the Anglo-Boer War as a member of the South African...
by Lennie | Jan 5, 2020 | Events, Funnies, People
In 2017 het ek met die VLU gesels oor snaakse en sensasionele insidente in Potchefstroom se verlede. Daar is so baie dat ek dit in drie verdeel. Hier is die eerste. Potchefstroom – kort tydlyn • 1838 – Gestig • 1842 – Verhuis vanaf Oudedorp na huidige terrein • 1880/1...
