Pretoria is officially selected as the capital of the ZAR. The seat of government was transferred from Potchefstroom to Pretori

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South African History Online. (2011, November 11). Pretoria is officially selected as the capital of the ZAR. The seat of government was transferred from Potchefstroom to Pretori. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069591

South African History Online (2011) 'Pretoria is officially selected as the capital of the ZAR. The seat of government was transferred from Potchefstroom to Pretori', South African History Online, 11 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069591 (Accessed: 26 August 2026).

South African History Online, Pretoria is officially selected as the capital of the ZAR. The seat of government was transferred from Potchefstroom to Pretori [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069591, (accessed 26 August 2026).

"Pretoria is officially selected as the capital of the ZAR. The seat of government was transferred from Potchefstroom to Pretori." South African History Online, 11 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069591. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Pretoria is officially selected as the capital of the ZAR. The seat of government was transferred from Potchefstroom to Pretori." South African History Online. November 11, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069591.