Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2525DC18
Site Name
Sol Plaatje's Newspaper Office, Golf View, Mahikeng
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 10:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 10:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
The place is now transformed into being the offices of Detective Services and Crime Prevention Unit Mahikeng.Purpose:Date Unveiled: UnknownDesigner: NoneBuilder: UnknownPerson/Institution Commemorated: NoneRecorder Name: Ishmael Tsatsimpe (North West)
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Sol Plaatje's office and printing works for the first Setswana protest newspaper.
Original Position
None
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
Unknown
Construction Materials
Bricks and mortar
Pedestal Material
None
Event Commemorated
None
Unveiled Comment
Unknown
Inscriptions
This is a site of Sol Plaatje's office and printing works for the first Setswana protest newspaper, "Koranta ea Bechuana", from 1902 to 1910. The newspaper was edited by Sol Plaatje and financed by Silas Molema and later by Spencer Minchin. In 1910 the Plaatje family left for Kimberly.
Location
Location
Mapping
-25.864552, 25.645088
North West
- Ngaka Modiri Molema
- Mafikeng
Directions to Site
Shoprite head SouthWest on venas Street toward Street turn left onto Philip Street Turn right that will be your destination
Access details
No admission fee but permission needs to be granted before entry
Media
Media
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