South African History Online
Trending topics
Browse by era
Explore by type
Recent searches
Pretoria, South Africa's administrative capital, was founded in 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius and named for his father, An
The University of Pretoria has transformed into a dynamic University, with a community of staff and students who come fr
Cullinan boasts a rich History of more than 100 Years. Cullinan became famous with the discovery of the World’s biggest
Pretoria’s founder – a man by the name of Marthinus Wessels Pretorius - arrived in Pretoria in 1848 [i]. At
Introduction Pretoria is located in the north east of South Africa, to the north of Gauteng, and 60 Kilometres away fro
it was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 8 April 1960. Sytze Wierda was born in the Netherlands,
