Kalafong Hospital
Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital (also known as Kalafong Hospital) is a public hospital in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The hospital is situated on the western outskirts of Pretoria in the suburb of Atteridgeville. The University of Pretoria uses the hospital as a training institution for the Faculty of Health Sciences.
History
Construction commenced in 1965, with patient treatment commencing on 1 March 1972. On 9 March 1973 the Honourable Mr Sybrand van Niekerk, then Administrator of the Transvaal, officially opened the hospital.[1][2]
Coat of arms
The hospital registered a coat of arms at the Bureau of Heraldry in 1980: Azure, an Ansate cross Argent, charged on the shaft with a bee, Or.[3]
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- Chancellor
- Wiseman Nkuhlu
- Vice-Chancellor
- Cheryl de la Rey
- Notable academics
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- South African School of Mines
- Transvaal University College
- Merensky Library
- Kya Rosa
- Camerata
- Hatfield
- Tuks FM
- University of Pretoria F.C.
- Tuks Ladies
- Tuks Women
- FNB Varsity Cup
- Tuks Rugby League
- LC De Villiers Sports Ground
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- People
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