- South African Police Service: PRETORIA – The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Sindile Mfazi has called for the immediate implementation of the departmental disciplinary …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- Bolanders Marais Erasmus and Adrian Holdstock reunite at Test level: PRETORIA – Adrian Holdstock and Marais Erasmus will become the first pair of South African umpires to officiate in a Test match together in this country in 28 years when the Proteas meet Sri Lanka on …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- No unfair advantage for Bulls, says CEO: Bulls chief executive Edgar Rathbone has hit back at those rugby fans who feel that the Pretoria side have been unfairly favoured after two of their matches were rescheduled due to Covid-19.. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- Outa: Myeni only has herself to blame for being declared delinquent director: Outa has reacted to Tuesday’s judgment in the Pretoria High Court that dismissed Myeni’s application to appeal an earlier ruling that declared her a delinquent director. Former SAA board …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- S/Africa makes Covid-19 vaccine down payment – Ministry: The South African government has paid US$ 19.2 million as down payment to secure the coronavirus vaccine under the World Health Organisation’s COVAX facility, APA learnt on Wednesday.According to a …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- Mbalula slams Mabopane highway party: This comes after videos of motorists and passengers dancing to loud music along the R80 Mabopane highway in Pretoria went viral this week. In some of the videos, some drivers and passengers can be …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- South Africa: New Books | Seeking Asylum in Joburg: In their essay in Anxious Joburg, a collection edited by Cobus van Staden and Nicky Falkof, B Camminga considers what it means to find refuge as a transgender person in the city. This is a lightly …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
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Melrose House is really old: Melrose House (located across the road from Burgers Park) was built in 1886 by Pretoria businessman George Jesse Heys. It was named after the famous Melrose Abbey in Scotland. Lord Roberts requisitioned it as the headquarters for the British forces after Pretoria was invaded by them in June 1900. For over 18 months instructions for the British forces in the field were issued from here. The use of the house as a military headquarters ended when the Treaty of Vereeniging (which ended the war) which was signed at Melrose House on the 31st of May 1902.
