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History in Pretoria: Pretoria - What is in the name?
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Monday, August 4, 2008. Pretoria - What is in the name? After the town of Potchefstroom failed to secure a bid to secure the role of capital. The First Boer war lasted from 16 December until 23 March 1881 but was ended with the peace treaty called the Pretoria Convention in August 1881. The treaty was signed in Pretoria on 3 August 1881. When the South African Union was founded in 1910, Pretoria was declared the administrative capital of this Union. In 1961, when South Africa became a republic, Preto...
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History in Pretoria: October 2008
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Sunday, October 26, 2008. You are in the right place if you are in search for spectacular. The Jacaranda City is the name by which Pretoria is familiarly known, because of the spectacular show of Jacaranda during October and November. Enter Pretoria at the start of the summer season, and you are welcomed by the breathtaking purple display of thousands of Jacaranda blossoms. Yet, how many of us know the story behind this attraction in Pretoria. Were lined with Jacaranda. The University of Pretoria holds a...
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History in Pretoria: August 2008
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Monday, August 4, 2008. Pretoria - What is in the name? After the town of Potchefstroom failed to secure a bid to secure the role of capital. The First Boer war lasted from 16 December until 23 March 1881 but was ended with the peace treaty called the Pretoria Convention in August 1881. The treaty was signed in Pretoria on 3 August 1881. When the South African Union was founded in 1910, Pretoria was declared the administrative capital of this Union. In 1961, when South Africa became a republic, Preto...
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History in Pretoria: May 2010
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Friday, May 21, 2010. Big Guns Of The Boer War. This of course did not discourage the State Artillery and they reached the area of Ladysmith. The next challenge was to haul the heavy guns up the steep and slippery hills. Astonishingly the also succeeded with this operation, and the Boers soon occupied a few strategical positions on the hills around Ladysmith. The siege of Ladysmith was slowly falling into place. 1 Komatipoort on the Mozambican border - 22 September 1900. Second Anglo Boer War. Accommodat...
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People in Pretoria: August 2008
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Monday, August 4, 2008. Sir Herbert Baker - A legacy of elegance. Baker returned to South Africa and designed several buildings that remind of the early Cape Dutch style. In 1896 one of his projects included a total re-design of Grootte Schuur after it was destroyed by fire. Grootte Schuur was later renamed to Genadendal and now forms the permanent residence of the president of South Africa. For your overnight stay. Other examples in other parts of South Africa include Michael House, (Balgowan, KwaZulu-N...
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People in Pretoria: Sir Herbert Baker - A legacy of elegance
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Monday, August 4, 2008. Sir Herbert Baker - A legacy of elegance. Baker returned to South Africa and designed several buildings that remind of the early Cape Dutch style. In 1896 one of his projects included a total re-design of Grootte Schuur after it was destroyed by fire. Grootte Schuur was later renamed to Genadendal and now forms the permanent residence of the president of South Africa. For your overnight stay. Other examples in other parts of South Africa include Michael House, (Balgowan, KwaZulu-N...
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People in Pretoria: Nelson Mandela
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Friday, May 21, 2010. There was a knock at the door of my suite on the 25th floor. Without waiting for me to invite whoever was at the door to come in, the door opened and in walked someone I did not expect to see:. Jesus, Mandela" I exclaimed. No, no, Nelson. Nelson Mandela" he replied and laughed. It had been a few years since Mandela and I had shared a cell in a place that, I was sure, we were both trying to forget. I got up and we embraced, while his Biri Biri body guards stood outside by the door.
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People in Pretoria: October 2008
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Thursday, October 23, 2008. Who was Sammy Marks? If you want to know more about Sammy Marks, you will quickly find out he was an exceptional entrepreneur, businessman and self-made millionaire. He started with practically nothing, but going ahead, he established the first factories in the Transvaal. From your place of accommodation in Pretoria. Make the decision to and go visit the Sammy Marks’ museum on the original farm Swartkoppies, just outside Pretoria. Background and first success. He liberally sup...
