For a nostalgic journey, take a trip with Friends of the Rail through Pretoria.
Photographer: Lisa Johnston
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Pretoria, part of the city of Tshwane, is smaller, prettier and quieter than its bold neighbour, Johannesburg, just 50 kilometres away. Pretoria offers a laid-back pace, fascinating history, interesting cultural heritage, and a compact, easily navigable city centre. Visit Pretoria in early summer when its streets are carpeted in soft purple blossoms to see why it has earned the name ‘Jacaranda City'.
Pretoria, the country's administrative capital, has been at the core of South African politics from its founding in 1855. As the capital of the apartheid state, the city has long been viewed as the bastion of colonial domination.... read more
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