Plein Street which changed to Eufees street in 1938, with Seales’s cinema in the background – where Checkers is today The first Afrikaans’ business in format was Petzer en Seun (Petzer and son), which was established in 1922. First as harness and shoemakers and later as men’s outfitters and watchmakers. In 1931, the well-known firm of Steyn and Stander took over the hardware and implements section of Festenstein Freed. The establishment of OTK in 1923 and Voortrekkerwinkels in 1936, helped to secure a place for the Afrikaanse business on the trading platform. Since those events, trading in Bethal had continued to grow at a healthy rate. Besides the Chamber of Commerce, the Bethal Afrikaanse Sakekamer was established on 24 September 1954. The sakekamer has provided 25 years significant contributions to the progressive development and favourable image of Bethal and environment and is in many ways directional, particularly in recent times. Few key points from the history of Bethal Afrikaanse Sakekamer are highlighted here: Attempt was launched to attract customers of Kriel and Secunda; Establishment of Power Sources marathon; Mr G J J van Schalkwyk, Mr Pieter Kruger and Mr Willie Venter, among others, had already served as Chief Executives of the Afrikaans Sakekamer ; The “Sit-sit-so” designed by the Business Forum and built for Fanus Rautenbach’s Flink Veria Festival. The Direkteurskild (Director Shield) for Eastern Transvaal Region had already, for the past 11 years, won by the Bethalse Afrikaanse Sakekamer. 94
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