The existence of a Voortrekker cemetery on the Bult that had never been removed has caused much discussion lately. This was after my interview with Potchcast on the subject. I originally wrote an article about this for the Herald in their supplement to celebrate...
Following the passing away of Mimi Coertse on Monday, 27 April, she was remembered fondly as one of the best classical singers ever to come from South Africa. She was born in Durban on 12 June 1932. One of her first concerts was at the age of 19 with the late Gé...
The sale of Nathan Kirsh’s company, Jetro Restaurant Depot Business, for R500 million was recently announced. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index noted this as his biggest asset. After the sale, he was regarded as richer than the well-known Johann Rupert. The Bloomberg...
This article is dedicated to Mr Richard Bate, great-grandson of CV Bate, who resides in the United Kingdom and who contacted me in November 2025 with a request for information on his great-grandfather. He, however, provided me with information that I have been wanting...
Imagine a place where you can experience the immediate effect of all possible feel-good hormones. The Boskop Yacht & Aquatic Club epitomises this. It is a place of outstanding natural beauty, but moreover, it is a club where generations of families have...
Vir bykans ’n eeu was die historiese gewelhuis, net buite Potchefstroom op pad na Carletonville die tuiste van oom Sareltjie Yssel. Vandag het sy huis ’n nuwe baadjie. Dit is uitgeskud, opgetooi en nuut gemaak. In die tuin speel kleuters in ’n moderne speelgrond...
The last house museum to open in Potchefstroom during the glorious days of heritage preservation in the 1970s and 1980s was the Goetz-Fleischack House. The town acquired three house museums, from 1977 to 1988. The first was the Totius House Museum (see link below)...
The plight of parentless children in Potchefstroom was never more acute than after the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). When the Potchefstroom concentration camp officially closed on 6 February 1903 a large number of destitute orphans were left behind. My article on the...
For the people of his generation, he was a larger than life character. He was known for his business acumen and outspokenness, but also as an unintentional instigator of the movement to preserve the heritage of Potchefstroom. He is Jurie Schoeman. During the 1970s the...
In the Potchefstroom Herald of 13 June 2024 it was reported that Potchefstroom had been without a library for three weeks from 17 May to 7 June 2024. This happened after its computer system was shut down due to the fact that through an oversight the municipality did...