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8 unusual facts about Krugersdorp


Carl Raymond Davis

Born in Krugersdorp, Transvaal in South Africa to American parents, Davis was educated in England at Sherborne School, and Trinity College, Cambridge (Bachelor of Arts) and at McGill University, Montreal (Bachelor of Arts qualifying as a mining engineer).

Krugersdorp

In 2010, the town's Coronation Park area received international exposure for the depiction of Afrikaner poverty by Finbarr O'Reilly.

Lanseria International Airport

The land was originally bought by Krugersdorp and Roodepoort Municipality together with the Transvaal Peri-Urban Board and contracted to Lanseria Management Company on a 99 year lease since 1972.

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The extensions of the "Randtram" line towards the east to Springs and towards the west via Roodepoort to Krugersdorp were still in progress.

The concession was extended the following year to continue the line eastward to Springs, where coal was known to exist, and westward via Roodepoort to Krugersdorp.

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The concession was extended the following year to continue the line east to Springs, where coal was known to exist, and west via Roodepoort to Krugersdorp.

Shireen Sapiro

Shireen Sapiro (born 25 January 1991 in Krugersdorp) is a South African paralympics swimmer, most notable for her performance at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal for the 100 m backstroke.

Sonja Schlesin

Schlesin became a well respected but eccentric teacher of Latin at a high school in Krugersdorp for over 20 years with only two students having ever failed her course.


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Amakhosi Stadium

The idea to construct the stadium was born already in 2003, when the Mogale City Municipality first announced a plan to renovate the Bob van Reenen Stadium in Krugersdorp.

Burt Matthews

Not to be confused with Burton Matthews, ice hockey defenseman for the Krugersdorp Wildcats and the South Africa men's national ice hockey team.

Dolly Rathebe

Dolly Rathebe was born in Randfontein (west of Krugersdorp) in South Africa but grew up in Sophiatown, which she describes as having been "a wonderful place".

Doornkop

The area is currently being submerged by the westward expansion of Soweto and the eastward growth of Krugersdorp's Kagiso township.

Trevor Blokdyk

John Trevor Blokdyk (30 November 1935 in Krugersdorp, Transvaal – 19 March 1995 in Hekpoort, near Krugersdorp) was a South African motorcycle speedway rider and Formula One driver who participated in two World Championship Grands Prix, although qualifying for only one.


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