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History. Schweizer-Reneke was formerly part of the old Transvaal Republic. Founded on 1 October 1888, the town is situated on the banks of the Harts River, with six regional roads exiting the town. The town is named after Captain C.A. Schweizer and Field Cornet C.N. Reyneke. Both men distinguished themselves and were among the ten soldiers ...
Sesotho. Leboya Bophirimela. Setswana. Bokone Bophirima. Venda. Devhula-Vhukovhela. North West ( Tswana: Bokone Bophirima; Afrikaans: Noord-Wes [ˈnuərt.vɛs]) is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng and south of Botswana .
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The principal town is Schweizer-Reneke, located in the centre of the municipality, which (including the township of Ipelegeng) had a population of 41,226 in 2011. Other settlements include Amalia (pop. 5,481) to the west, and Migdol (pop. 3,526) and Glaudina (pop. 2,368) to the north-east.
In 1885, the Koras of Mossweu were defeated by the Boers, led by President Kruger, and they established the Town of Schweizer-Reneke. The Town was named after Capt C.A. Schweizer and Field Cornet C.M. Reneke, both of whom died in the battle against the Korannas. The name of the Town thus reflects the White history of the Area, where Afrikaners ...
Stern was born in Schweizer-Reneke, a small town in the Transvaal, of German-Jewish parents. Her father was interned in a concentration camp by the British during the Second Boer War because of his pro- Boer leanings. Irma and her younger brother, Rudi, were thus taken to Cape Town by their mother. In 1901, the family returned to Germany and ...
Schweizer-Reneke: 3,614 64,000 17.7 Maquassi Hills Local Municipality: NW404 Dr Kenneth Kaunda Wolmaransstad: 4,671 82,012 17.6 Moretele Local Municipality: NW371 Bojanala Platinum Makapanstad: 1,498 191,306 127.7 Moses Kotane Local Municipality: NW375 Bojanala Platinum Mogwase: 5,726 243,648 42.5 Naledi Local Municipality: NW392 Dr Ruth ...
Mar 31, 2017 · Home: Farid Kathrada. There’s a sad irony lurking in Schweizer-Reneke, the small North West hometown of South African liberation struggle veteran Ahmed Kathrada. “This place is still verkramp ...
