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Pretoria was founded in 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius, a leader of the Voortrekkers, who named it after his father Andries Pretorius and chose a spot on the banks of the Apies rivier (Afrikaans for "Monkeys river") to be the new capital of the South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek; ZAR).
Waterkloof House Preparatory School was founded. 1930 - University of Pretoria was founded. 1931 Capitol Theatre (cinema) opens. [8] 14 October: Pretoria receives official city status. 1935 - Pretoria City Hall built. [9] 1939 - 1 July: Trolleybuses in Pretoria begin operating. 1940 - Atteridgeville suburb established. [5] 1942 - Danville ...
The following are articles related to the history of the city of Pretoria. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. A.
Examples of this include the Blue Bulls (formerly Northern Transvaal), which governs rugby in Pretoria (now part of Gauteng) and Limpopo Province, and the Golden Lions (formerly Transvaal) formed in 1889. The Orlando Pirates Football Club was founded in 1937 and was originally based in Orlando, Soweto and Kaizer Chiefs were
Both Moot and Pretoria West are listed separately below. The City of Tshwane is the second largest municipality in Gauteng and is among the six biggest metropolitan municipalities in South Africa. The following towns and townships form part of the Municipality's area: Pretoria, Centurion, Akasia, Soshanguve, Mabopane, Atteridgeville, Ga-Rankuwa ...
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; [14] [15] [16] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini ...
In 1856 Andries Francois du Toit (1813–1883), in exchange for a Basotho pony, acquired part of the farm, which he named 'Arcadia' and on which the Union Buildings were later constructed. [13] He was also Pretoria's first magistrate and was responsible for the layout of the city. During this period he sold his land to Stephanus Jacobus ...
Military units and formations in Pretoria (1 C, 23 P) O. Organisations based in Pretoria (4 C, 36 P) P. People from Pretoria (2 C, 98 P) Public art in Pretoria (2 P) R.