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9 unusual facts about Potchefstroom


10 Squadron SAAF

The squadron was reinstated as a UAV squadron in January 1986 in Potchefstroom to provide artillery reconnaissance and fire control for the South African Artillery Corps.

The squadron was re-activated in January 1986 at AFB Potchefstroom and equipped with the Kentron Seeker UAV in the role of reconnaissance and artillery weapons delivery guidance support.

Education in South Africa

The Christian College was founded at Potchefstroom in 1869 and was later incorporated into the University of South Africa and renamed Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education.

Frank Ahl

Born in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, Ahl never really succeeded at county level, despite being a force in club cricket.

Grant Hodnett

During that 2011/2012 season he made 4 first class appearances with a highest score of 57 versus North West at Potchefstroom as well as 4 List A appearances.

Michael Voss

Voss coached Australia's AIS Under 17 squad to victory against the South African national Australian rules football team at North West Cricket Stadium in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

Potchefstroom

Initially the College was housed in galvanised iron buildings on the same premises as the Potchefstroom High School for Boys, and it moved to its present location in 1923.

According to the South African writer Geoffrey Jenkins, "Others however, attribute the name as having come from the word 'Potscherf', meaning a shard of a broken pot, due to the cracks that appear in the soil of the Mooi River Valley during drought resembling a broken pot".

Potchefstroom High School for Boys, established in 1874; it has been on its current site since 1905.


Afrikaner Calvinism

By the account of Irving Hexham, according to Klaus Venter and Hendrick Stoker who were themselves disgruntled members of the secret organisation, in 1927 the Broederbond moved to Potchefstroom University, asking that the school would take over leadership of the then-struggling group.

Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary

He was born in Pretoria in 1883, but grew up in Potchefstroom as a minister's son, where the local amateur ornithologist, Thomas Ayres, was his mentor.

Hezekiél Sepeng

He was born in Potchefstroom and educated at Potchefstroom Boys High, where he was in the same class as South African boxer Sean Santana and the Zimbabwean mountain biker Warren Carne.

Plenipotentiary

However, his right to negotiate these reforms was questioned by other parties e.g. Andries Treurnicht's Conservative Party, particularly in response to the National Party's Potchefstroom by-election defeat in February 1992.

Saltire

Saltires are also seen in several other flags, including the flags of Grenada, Jamaica, Alabama, Florida, Jersey, Logroño, Vitoria, Amsterdam, Breda, Katwijk, Potchefstroom and Valdivia.

South Africa national Australian rules football team

On 14 April 2007, the Buffaloes played a historic match against Australia's AIS Under 17 squad at North West Cricket Stadium in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

The North-West University Gallery

Two galleries at the Potchefstroom Campus regularly exhibit South African art: the Main Gallery and the NWU Botanical Garden Gallery.

University Oval

Absa Puk Oval, Potchefstroom, formerly known as University Oval


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