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Street names reflect history 16 – The lost street names of Potchefstroom

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,...

Beyers Naudé: ingeperk vir sewe jaar

by Lennie | Sep 19, 2020 | Forgotten Heroes, People, Street names

Iemand wat geweet het wat inperking beteken was Beyers Naudé, voormalige predikant van die NG Kerk, Potchefstroom (Moedergemeente) en uitgeworpene tydens die apartheidsjare. Oor sy inperktyd skryf hy later: Die sewe maerste jare van my lewe (het) die sewe verrykendste...

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