Map of Pretoria, South Africa

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Pretoria, the capital city of South Africa is found in the heartland of the country, nestling in the Apies River Valley about 50km north of the bustle of Johannesburg. Pretoria is home to most of the government departments as well as the South African National Defence Force. Although the Nguni originally inhabited the area, the modern history of Pretoria is closely tied to that of the ruling parties, starting with the Transvaal republic in the late 1800s. Marthinus Pretorius, son of the Voortrekker hero, Andries Pretorius, founded the town in 1854. Today, Pretoria is still the city of presidents and the home of the democratically chosen leader of our country, President Thabo Mbeki, who succeeded Nelson Mandela in 1999.

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