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The North-West University Botanical Garden is located in Potchefstroom, in the Highveld region of South Africa. This region is characterized by cold dry winters with frequent frost and hot summers with regular thundershowers. Temperatures as low as minus 10 °C have been recorded in the Botanical Garden during winter.
Aardklop is an annual South African arts festival held in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Potchefstroom has always been a cultural city and home to several well-known South African writers and artists. The Aardklop National Arts Festival has been in existence from 1998 and has since become a bastion of arts and culture in South Africa.
Potchefstroom is an industrial, service and agricultural growth point of North West province. Industries include steel, food, and chemical processing. The chicken industry is important, and companies around the city include Chubby Chick, Serfontein Poultry, Haagner's Poultry, Crown Chicken and Highveld Egg Cooperative.
The province had two universities: the North-West University, which was formerly called the University of Bophuthatswana (founded in 1979), in Mmabatho; and Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (founded in 1869; became a constituent college of the University of South Africa in 1921 and an independent university in 1951 ...
Aardklop Festival, Potchefstroom; In the City, Johannesburg (2012–present) Little Hearts Festival, Cape Town (2008) National Youth Jazz Festival, Grahamstown (1974–present) Jazz; Oppikoppi, Northam (1994–present) RAMFest (2007–2014) Splashy Fen, Underberg (1990–present) Ultra South Africa, Cape Town & Johannesburg (2014–present)
Old powder magazine, Wolmarans Street, Potchefstroom This powder magazine was erected between 1841 and 1863 and is as such one of the oldest existing buildings in Potchefstroom. This stone building played an important role from the time of its construction, especially during the First War of Independence. Type of site: Powder Magazine.
Getty; De Agostini via Getty . Julie Andrews in 1965's 'The Sound of Music' and Schloss Leopoldskron
Olën Park, also known as Profert Olën Park for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Potchefstroom, South Africa. It was used for rugby union matches by the Leopards team in the First Division of the Currie Cup as well as the Vodacom Cup. Quite often the annual inter-varsity between the North-West University and the University of the Free ...