tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41437803928134846412011-11-27T16:36:09.905-08:00History in PretoriaAccommodation in Pretoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044405346795605118noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143780392813484641.post-30641840638199041922010-05-21T12:53:00.000-07:002010-05-21T12:55:28.385-07:00Big Guns Of The Boer WarBy Willie HavengaThe Second Anglo Boer War centenary celebrations took place in 2001, and since then we saw a flow of new historical writings on the subject. These writings just illustrate how the great battle between the South African Boers (Burghers) and the British of more than a hundred years ago continue to exercise a fascination. The Anglo Boer war was not just another war. It was a war Accommodation in Pretoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044405346795605118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143780392813484641.post-5385863279749319162008-10-26T12:16:00.000-07:002008-12-13T01:35:27.930-08:00The Jacaranda CityYou are in the right place if you are in search for spectacular accommodation in Pretoria. The Jacaranda City is the name by which Pretoria is familiarly known, because of the spectacular show of Jacaranda during October and November. Enter Pretoria at the start of the summer season, and you are welcomed by the breathtaking purple display of thousands of Jacaranda blossoms. Yet, how many of us Accommodation in Pretoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044405346795605118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143780392813484641.post-90112902231161022662008-08-04T11:22:00.000-07:002008-10-05T23:57:57.211-07:00Pretoria - What is in the name?The naming of Pretoria has traditionally been attributed to two leaders in the history of South Africa, namely Andries Pretorius and his son Marthinus Wessels Pretorius. Andries Pretorius led the Voortrekker victory over the Zulus in 1838 and settled the Sand River Convention, which resulted in Britain’s acknowledgement of the independence of the Transvaal. Andries Pretorius thus became the firstAccommodation in Pretoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00044405346795605118noreply@blogger.com0