Pretoria is proposed as the new capital of ZAR

The seat of government of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), or the old Transvaal, was transferred from Potchefstroom to Pretoria in 1860. With the city becoming the capital, it marked the end to Boers’ settlement movements of the Great Trek. Pretoria remained the administrative capital, with Cape Town being the legislative capital when the Union of South Africa was established in 1910. The city remained the administrative capital when South Africa became a Republic in 1961. It remains the administrative capital of post apartheid South Africa. Post- apartheid Pretoria turned a new leaf and became a centre for change when President Nelson Mandela was inaugurated at the Union Buildings in 1994. The City that had the reputation of being the head quarters of apartheid had now become a place where the new democratic government flourished. Pretoria is more famous for its political history which has overshadowed its rich art and cultural history, beautiful scenery and architecture as well as its signature Jacaranda trees.