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Fruit & vegetable market · 1953

Ponta do Sol Fruit Market

A family-owned fruit and vegetable market that has become a familiar part of Krugersdorp West's everyday trading life.

Ponta do Sol founder JR de Abreu with his wife and family
Photographed 2013Krugersdorp NewsView image source

The story

Ponta do Sol Fruit Market: a Krugersdorp story since 1953

Ponta do Sol describes itself as a family-owned and operated fruit market established in 1953. The business has served generations of local shoppers with fresh produce and related foods.

It continues trading from Rustenburg Road in Krugersdorp West. A fuller owner-approved account of the founding family and early premises is being assembled.

A family-owned fruit and vegetable market that has become a familiar part of Krugersdorp West's everyday trading life. Its continuing presence forms part of the wider story of how Krugersdorp's churches, schools, workshops and family businesses adapted as the town changed around them.

Not yet confirmed. This detail matters because a long-running organisation may preserve its name and community role even when its buildings, ownership structure or services evolve.