provinces of South Africa

The example of Tswana communities of South Africa prior to 1800 presents some of the difficult questions that could arise when trying to right old wrongs. ... white Dutch and English speaking people dispossessed them of land in the area roughly equivalent to the present Limpopo and North West provinces.

Livestock and citrus farming are the main agricultural activities in the Eastern Cape, and the province is South Africa's largest exporter of citrus fruit. ... The Sundays River Citrus Company (SRCC), just outside Port Elizabeth, is the largest grower, packer and exporter of South African citrus. During a good ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a ministerial task team to deal with the province's most urgent matters, following riots calling for ... Now they are asking where was the minister, but when provinces decide on these contracts they don't ask permission from me, because it is not provided for in the ...

You can feel the spirit of South Africa in the air across all nine provinces. You can breathe the spirit of South Africa in Gauteng. You can taste the spirit of South Africa in the rich land that is Jozi. Jozi is the absolute personification of the South African spirit: Jozi has drama, excitement, fun, loud music, love, ...

The ANC's second attempt to restore calm in the troubled North West province, failed on Thursday. Members of the party's National Working Committee (NWC) and National Executive Committee (NEC) were expected to face off with angry party members who were relentless in their call for embattled ...

South African police fired rubber bullets at protestors while shops were looted, roads were blocked and vehicles set on fire. Some 23 people were arrested and one man reportedly died in the melee in Mahikeng, the capital of the North West Province. The province has been seething with frustration over a ...

Long weekends in South Africa are characterized by long distance travelling in and out of the Gauteng province. Pedestrian movement also significantly increases on the roads. Freedom Day, which is commemorated on 27 April annually, is a national public holiday in South Africa which marks the first ...

Cabinet has placed the North West health department under the administration of the national government, in the wake of protests ravaging the province. "Cabinet deliberated on the unstable situation that has unfolded in the North West, which has affected a number of services, particularly health services," ...

Mgbo said the union was worried by recent reports that the South African police detained the Nigerians because of drug-related offenses. “This is absolutely false. Recall that during xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in Rustenburg in the North West Province of South Africa, Nigerians recorded ...

The intimate AndBeyond Phinda Vlei Lodge, located in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, will be reopening in June after a complete refurbishment. The lodge is located in a private game reserve encompassing 110 square miles of protected wildlife land. Overlooking the reserve's vlei (wetland) system ...

Seven municipal ward by-elections will take place in three provinces on Wednesday, the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) said. Two independent candidates and 30 candidates from seven political parties are contesting the by-elections. In the North West, Ward 15 in Ditsobotla Municipality will be ...

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) intervened in the province to ensure the medical health depot in Mahikeng was secure. “The strike has affected the depot. They were not allowing medicines to get out of the depot,” Motsoaledi told the SABC. He said ...

Gauteng continues to lead the way in terms of vehicle sales with 18 220 units recorded in March 2018, reports Lightstone Auto. The Northern Cape recorded the least amount of sales with 594 units for the month. We've included a full breakdown of vehicle sales by province (both passenger car and LCV) at ...

Unrest erupted on Wednesday in and around the city of Mahikeng in the province, located around 300 km (200 miles) west of South Africa's commercial hub Johannesburg. South African media reported that cars were set alight, shops looted and roads blockaded by protesters calling for North West Premier ...