Mahlamba Ndlopfu - Zuma's Official Residence

Condition	Good
Date of origin	1936-1940
Previous names	Libertas
Place	Bryntirion
Street	George Washington Blvd. Access via Church Street
Town	Pretoria
Magisterial district	Tshwane
Province	Gauteng
Country	South Africa
GPS coordinates	25°44’14.73” S 28°13’35.53” E
Planning authority name	Department of Public Works
Architect/Firm	(data here)
Project architect/Designer	Gerard Moerdyk/Moerdijk
Commissioning owner	Department of Public Works
Current owner	Department of Public Works
Current occupant	President Jacob Zuma
Previous uses	Official residence of the prime minister
	Official residence of the president of South Africa Mahlamba Ndlopfu is the Official Residence for the President of the Republic of South Africa in Pretoria. The house was formerly known as Libertas and was completed in 1940 as the official residence for the Prime Minister of South Africa. The Architect was Dr Gerrit Moerdyk who designed the house in a traditional Cape-Dutch style but with certain adaptations for a residence of this status. Dr Moerdyk was selected to be the architect after his design won the national competition by the Department of Public Works for such a project. The name Libertas was changed in 1995 to what we know today as Mahlamba Ndlopfu (Shangaan). Mahlamba Ndlopfu means "The new dawn" when translated into English.