17/10/2025
TODAY,OUR PLACE OF CHOICE IS GROOT MARICO.
Groot Marico is a small, historic town situated along the N4 between Zeerust and Rustenburg.
Its roots trace back to the 1850s when Voortrekkers settled in the area, and it was officially proclaimed a town in 1948. The town developed around agriculture, with crops like maize, to***co, and citrus, as well as mining activities including marble, slate, and andalusite.
The town is also renowned for producing mampoer, a strong fruit brandy that remains a part of local tradition and attracts visitors to artisanal distilleries.
In 2017, Groot Marico gained national attention when a R1.8 million monument was erected to commemorate former President Jacob Zuma’s 1963 arrest near the town while he and other Umkhonto we Sizwe recruits were en route to military training in Botswana.
Today, Groot Marico thrives on a combination of agriculture, mining, and tourism.
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