by Lennie | Nov 25, 2021 | Forgotten Heroes, People, Street names
Not many street names in Potchefstroom begin with a âTâ. One, however, represents one of the most widely-known residents of Potchefstroom, the poet Totius. Gardens and a fertilizer plant also gave their names to these streets. Theron Street (South) Mr CP (Charles)...
by Lennie | Aug 7, 2020 | Events, Places, Technology
The humongous explosion of ammonium nitrate in Beirut on 4 August 2020 resonates with Potchefstroom, which had its own ammonia explosion in 1973. I wrote an article on it for the centenary supplement of the Potchefstroom Herald in 2008. It is regarded as the biggest...
