Lennie Gouws

writing about the history Potchefstroom

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New Year’s Eve murder

Potchefstroom experienced its post festive season slump in the first week of January 1913, 101 years ago, when a Special Edition of the Potchefstroom Herald shocked the residents from their stupor. I wrote an article about this for the Centenary Edition of the Herald,...

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Naam Potchefstroom – waarvandaan?

Potchefstroom, Potscherfstroom, Potjiestroom, Potchefspruit, Potshepstroom, Mooiriviersdorp, Vryburg en Tlokwe. Dis meeste van die name wat in die 185-jarige bestaan aan die dorp, sowat 20 km stroomop van waar die Mooirivier in die Vaalrivier vloei, gegee is. Oor waar...

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