The site selected for the post office occupies a corner plot fronting both Kruger and Ockerse Streets, just off Commissioner Street, the main thoroughfare through Krugersdorp. Originally, this site formed part of a block of stands reserved by the ZAR Government for official use. (An exception was made for the corner of Commissioner and Kruger Streets, which was allocated to Mr.
BOOK REVIEWS
‘Geomotional’ is a remarkable and beautifully illustrated exploration of – as the sub-title says – ‘Geometric art, past and present’. The book, which has us journey through images, words, poetry and song, and gives account of a ‘performance-installation’, is compiled by Mary Elizabeth Lange, who is prolific in her writings on Indigenous art and story, and various intersections with heritage.
BLUE PLAQUES
When Johannesburg was proclaimed in 1886 on the triangular site Randjeslaagte, the area of the town was two and half square km. Randjeslaagte was a piece of ‘uitvalgrond’ – land left over from the farms surveyed around it. This beacon marks the apex of the triangle with its base running along Commissioner Street, from End Street in the East to Diagonal Street in the West.