In the quiet corners of Potchefstroom, where the grass grows long and the shadows of ancient trees stretch across weathered stone, lies a sanctuary that bridges two centuries of South African triumph and tragedy. Alexandra Park , known to historians as the "Old Cemetery" or Oude Begraafplaats , is far more than a collection of graves; it is a sprawling open-air archive of the Transvaal’s earliest days. Established in 1840, just two years after the town itself was founded, thi

Potchefstroom’s cemeteries tell many stories, but few are as startling as the one etched onto a simple Jewish headstone: Rachel Laskin ,...