Nardus Conradie – argitek van Potchefstroom
’n Loopbaan van ’n paar dekades in ’n beroep is vir die meeste ’n prestasie. Nardus Conradie (86), bekende argitek van Potchefstroom, beoefen sy beroep meer as twee keer langer, ’n allemintige 62 jaar! Sedert 1961 is hy in Potchefstroom, maar sy ontwerpe is ook te...
The Pests of Potch
What we see now happening worldwide with the Coronavirus is not new to Potchefstroom. Pandemics have passed through the city in the past. Three of them stand out. Although the Rinderpest did not kill humans, except those who ate the flesh of infected animals, it...
Early electricity woes
Providing electric power to Potchefstroom has never been an easy matter. Just like today an economic slump, disagreements and failing equipment had an influence on supplying electricity to Potchefstroom since even more than a decade before it became available for the...
Jan Borrius – First Government Printer
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 parties...
Geweld lei tot eerste JOOL
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...
Potchefstroom – die Snaakse en Sensasionele 3
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...
Potchefstroom – The Funny and the Sensational 2
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 Constabulary....
Potchefstroom – die Sensasionele en die Snaakse 1
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...