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Mimi Coertse – ties with Potch more than music

Mimi Coertse – ties with Potch more than music

by Lennie | May 17, 2026 | Forgotten Heroes, People

Following the passing away of Mimi Coertse on Monday, 27 April, she was remembered fondly as one of the best classical singers ever to come from South Africa. She was born in Durban on 12 June 1932. One of her first concerts was at the age of 19 with the late Gé...
The auditorium that almost was not

The auditorium that almost was not

by Lennie | Oct 16, 2023 | Events, Forgotten Heroes, Places, Technology

After the magnificent concert on Sunday, 8 October, performed by a combined NWU Symphony Orchestra, the Rhapsody Orchestra from Bloemfontein and the North West Youth Orchestra, accompanied by the NWU Choir and the NWU Serenaders, I again realised what an absolute gem...

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