- sport news British and Irish Lions MUST beware the masters of the dark arts South Africa,: The one thing that struck me when I walked into the South African changing room in 2009 was the sheer size of the guys. They were …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- ‘The physicality was so old school. It was gladiatorial’: Brian O’Driscoll reflects on going to war with Springboks in 2009 when FIVE of his team-mates ended up in hospital as …: Twelve years on, Brian O’Driscoll still remembers the scenes in the run-down waiting room at Pretoria Hospital. A queue of Lions players gathered for treatment.. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- British and Irish Lions MUST beware the masters of the dark arts South Africa, warns Alain Rolland: I refereed the Emerging Springboks against the Lions in Cape Town. With any Springbok team, you know you’re going to be in the middle of a very physical encounter – and that was no different.. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- Army chief’s decor war: Gen Mbatha’s R1m home splurge under investigation: A quarter of a million rands on carpets, R181,000 on curtains and more than R90,000 on paving. That’s what the South African Army spent on the posh Pretoria home occupied by its chief, Gen Lawrence …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- WATCH | Doctor’s videos let medics tell it like it is: A young doctor is capturing the struggles of health workers navigating the Covid storm in Gauteng through a new YouTube series.. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- Semenya misses Tokyo, may be forced out of Olympics for good: This could be it for Caster Semenya and the Olympics. Forced out of her favorite race by World Athletics’ testosterone rules, the two-time Olympic champion in the 800 meters took a late shot at …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- Turning point: Zuma has dug his own grave and can expect little support, even in KZN: The ConCourt judgment is a definite demonstration that South Africa has not become a complete banana republic.. 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.
