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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This was the home of Bram Fischer, his wife Molly and their children - a family of Afrikaners, patriots and communists. Many activists came here to a warm welcome, some to attend many parties that became legendary. An outstanding lawyer, in the Rivonia trial, Bram defended Nelson Mandela and other leaders of Umkhonto Wesizwe. He died in 1975 as a political prisoner while serving a life sentence.