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ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
… 1840 First permanent White inhabitants arrive in the Pretoria area. 1852 Sand River Convention signed, granting … In November 1853 the two farms are declared…
Pretoria the Segregated city
… Contents Pretoria the Segregated city The Tomlinson Report … Laudium Eersterus Garankuwa Lady Selbourne Marabastad Pretoria the Segregated city Post-1948…
ArticleExample of a local history: Pretoria
… itself. In the next 3 units we are going to talk about Pretoria, the administrative capital city of South Africa. Firstly it is important to know where…
ArticlePrehistory of the Pretoria area
… The Pretoria region was initially occupied by the southern … on the north east, including Bechuanaland. Mzilikazi made Pretoria his home by building two…
ArticlePretoria (Tshwane): The Naming of a City
… Introduction Pretoria is located in the north east of South Africa, to the … [i] . As the administrative capital of South Africa, [ii] Pretoria has many…
ArticlePretoria: The Founding of the City
… Pretoria’s founder – a man by the name of Marthinus Wessels Pretorius - arrived in Pretoria in 1848 [i] . At the time of his arrival , King … peoples …
Maps through time, Pretoria
… Maps through time, Pretoria …
ArticlePretoria Historical & community Leaders
… Pretoria Historical & community Leaders …
Community histories of Pretoria
… Community histories of Pretoria …
Colonial history of Pretoria
… Colonial history of Pretoria …
Pretoria Central Political Prisoners
… Pretoria Central Political Prisoners …
Pretoria/Tshwane an Overview
… Pretoria/Tshwane an Overview …
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
… By the middle of 1956 plans had been laid for the Pretoria march and the FSAW had written to request that JG … success. Women from all parts of the country…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
… The 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria , South Africa constitutes an especially noteworthy … and Blacks – staged a march on the Union Buildings of Pretoria to…
The Freedom struggle in Pretoria
… The Freedom struggle in Pretoria …
ArticleUniversity of Pretoria 2015-2016 Student Protests Timeline
… The University of Pretoria (UP) opened in 1908 as a new department of the … EFFSC and Afriforum. Timeline 15 September - University of Pretoria (UP) Student…
PlaceUniversity of Pretoria
… The foundational Years of the University of Pretoria were welcomed with great turmoil. In 1889, the Zuid … complicating the fledgling Years of; the…
PlaceVlakplaas, Pretoria
… Vlakplaas is a Farm about 20-kilometres West of Pretoria. Established in 1979, a 100-hectare Farm nestled in the Hills outside Pretoria, on the Hennops River…
ArchivePretoria Minute
… African Government and the African National Congress in Pretoria, 6 August, 1990. Re-committing themselves to the … Pretoria Minute …
PlaceOld Pretoria Iron Mines Ltd Buildings, Iscor, Pretoria
… works established by Cornelis Delfos, better known as the Pretoria Iron Mines Ltd. It was there, in 1918, that … the company, then called Iscor, with its…
PlaceUniversity of Pretoria Museums
… SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ONLINE (SAHO) UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA MUSEUMS (UP MUSEUMS) "The University of Pretoria Museums manages, conserves, curates, and … as…
PlaceCity Hall, Pretoria
… Click on image to enlarge Pretoria is commonly known as Jaccaranda City, because of the … there! It has recently changed its name to Tshwane! The Pretoria…
PlacePretoria Art Museum
… The Pretoria City Council started a permanent collection of … The growing collection of artworks was accommodated in the Pretoria Town Hall until 1955 when…
PlaceThe Pretoria Synagogue
… Click on image to enlarge The Old Synagogue Building in Pretoria. It is now no longer used as a Synagogue but is now … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretoria…
PlaceBronberg Conservancy, Pretoria
… Bronberg Conservancy is located on the South East side of Pretoria, in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is … which forms one of the Provinces, in…
PlaceKlapperkop Fort, Pretoria
… Klapperkop offers visitors panoramic views of Pretoria in all directions. Not only is it fast becoming a … do a quick game drive for free, right here in the…
PlaceElandsfontein Farm, Pretoria
… Our farm, Elandsfontein, is about 18 km (25 min drive) from Pretoria, about 25 km (45 min drive) from Johannesburg; and … one can come relatively close…
PlaceChurch Square, Pretoria
… Church square is in the historic centre of Pretoria! The founder of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius declared the square to be used … after 1910 which led to a…
PlaceForts Around Pretoria
… for the defence of the Transvaal and, in particular, Pretoria . The raiders had penetrated to within nineteen … several of which were built at major centres…
PlaceGroote Kerk, Pretoria
… The Dutch Reformed Kerk, Pretoria was established in 1854, when it separated from the … would become the centre of the newly established town, Pretoria (1855…