presenter Lucas Moripe - soccer player (Pretoria Callies FC) Chris Morris – cricketer Michelle Mosalakae – actress & theatre director Es'kia Mphahlele – writer, educator, artist and activist celebrated as the Father of African Humanism Helene Muller – athlete Kimbal Musk – entrepreneur Franco Naudé – Rugby union player Sean Nowak – cricketer Micki Pistorius – profiler and author Oscar Pistorius – athlete and convicted murderer Faf du Plessis – cricketer Louis Hendrik Potgieter – member of Dschinghis Khan pop band Austin Stevens – herpetologist, wildlife photographer, film maker and author Arnold Vosloo – actor Casper de Vries – comedian Joost van der Westhuizen – rugby union player Anton van Wouw – sculptor and artist A-Reece – Rapper Dj Maphorisa – Dj and record producer 25k – Rapper Places of interest Pretoria National Botanical Garden, a botanical garden containing a massive collection of native flora. The National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, the premier zoological gardens of South Africa. Church Square, the historical governmental centre of the South African Republic. Union Buildings, the executive branch of the South African government. Mahlamba Ndlopfu, the official residence of the President of South Africa. Marabastad, a historical shopping district for non-whites during Apartheid. Menlyn Park, shopping area Voortrekker Monument, a historical complex dedicated to the Great Trek. Hatfield Square, the main student relaxation district. Pretoria railway station, a historical landmark and departure point for metrorail and Gautrain trains. Freedom Park, a historical complex dedicated to the end of Apartheid and the fallen soldiers of South Africa after 1994. Pretoria Forts, historical bastions designed to protect the city against the British, including a museum on the Boer Wars. State Theatre, South Africa, the premier national performing arts complex. Government House, Pretoria Nature reserves Chamberlain Bird Sanctuary Faerie Glen Nature Reserve Groenkloof Nature Reserve Moreletaspruit Nature Reserve Rietvlei Nature Reserve Roodeplaat Dam Provincial Nature Reserve Wonderboom Nature Reserve See also Sir Herbert Baker Houses of Parliament, Cape Town Pretoria Wireless Users Group—a free, non-profit, community wireless network in Pretoria Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa References External links City of Tshwane; Metropolitan Municipality official website 1855 in South Africa Capitals in Africa Cities in South Africa Geographical naming disputes Populated places established in 1855 Populated places founded by Afrikaners Populated places in the City of Tshwane