In the article below, Jaco Mattheyse explores the history behind a well-known Krugersdorp landmark: the old Police Station on Commissioner Street. He begins by unpacking the social and political landscape of the town in the 1890s.
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The sudden passing of Ufrieda Ho on 9 March 2026, just short of her fifty-third birthday, is a profound loss to South African journalism and literature. Those who knew her work will remember a writer of warmth, curiosity, and moral clarity, someone who approached the human condition with empathy and an instinct for the telling detail.
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Abberton was built in 1911 for Christopher William Dix, Secretary to the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association, which recruited black mineworkers in Southern Africa. Designed by Baker and Fleming, the house’s roof is notable by the sweep of the Brosely tiles and tall chimneys.