by Lennie | Sep 25, 2025 | Places, Technology
Arguably one of the most beautiful heritage buildings in Potchefstroom is the Landdrost-, Post- en Telegraafkantoor (Magistrate, Post and Telegraph Office) in Greyling (OR Tambo) Street next to the Church Square. Although nowadays defaced by unsightly security...
by Lennie | Apr 30, 2024 | People, Places
Deeply imbedded in their Christian beliefs, the Voortrekkers, or immigrants as they called themselves, wanted to have their own church building as soon as they started settling in Potchefstroom. The building of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Church of Potchefstroom in...
by Lennie | Jul 17, 2023 | Events, Places
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...
by Lennie | Jan 8, 2022 | Forgotten Heroes, People, Places, Street names
Changing street names has always been a contentious issue. After the Anglo-Boer War – and with a new political dispensation – the town council of Potchefstroom had long discussions on the changing of certain street names. The one that lasted was King Edward Street,...
