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===Second World War=== During the Second World War a large internment camp was opened in the town, with 2,000 Italian [[prisoners of war]], some German prisoners of war, and some 800 South African internees, who were suspected of being pro-Nazi. Among the internees was [[Frans Erasmus]] and [[John Vorster]] who became prime minister of South Africa in 1966 and was president of the country from 1978 to 1979.<ref name="erasmus">Erasmus, ''On Route in South Africa'', p. 385</ref> The remains of murals painted by the Italian POWs can still be viewed in the town as can the barracks in which they were held.<ref name="routes.co.za">{{cite web |url=http://routes.co.za/fs/koffiefontein/index.html |title= Routes Travel Info Portal: Koffiefontein|website=routes.co.za |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626071048/http://routes.co.za/fs/koffiefontein/index.html |archive-date=2014-06-26}}</ref>
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