by Lennie | Oct 15, 2026 | Forgotten Heroes, Funnies, People, Places
This was a question I recently had to answer after somebody had heard over the radio that Klerksdorp made the claim to be the oldest town in the old Transvaal. The debate about which town would be the oldest one across the Vaal River had been going on for many decades...
by Lennie | Sep 19, 2026 | Events, Forgotten Heroes, People, Places, Technology
Many people use this website to traverse the history of Potchefstroom. This timeline will put events into perspective and in their respective places. The original was compiled by the staff of the Potchefstroom Museum many years ago. I have amended and augmented it. It...
by Lennie | Aug 5, 2026 | Forgotten Heroes, People, Places
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...
by Lennie | Jul 19, 2026 | Forgotten Heroes, Places, Technology
The building, now known as the “Old Post Office”, was initially planned to be a Government Building, housing numerous government departments. It stands just off the corner of Greyling Street (now OR Tambo) and Wolmarans Street, facing the church square. The architect...
by Lennie | Jun 7, 2026 | Events, Places
The recent arrival of a hippopotamus in the Potchefstroom area sounds as farfetched as can be, but is true! Before this one appeared, the last wild hippos were killed in the area during the last quarter of the 19th century. One of the two main fountains supplying...
