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Burgersdorp

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Burgersdorp is a medium-sized town in Gariep in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. [1]

42 relations: African National Congress, Afrikaans, Afrikaner Bond, Aliwal North, Bantu peoples in South Africa, Bethulie, Blockhouse, Bloemfontein, Coloureds, Dutch language, East London, Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape, English language, First language, Gariep Dam, Gariep Local Municipality, Hofmeyr, Jamestown, Eastern Cape, Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Johannesburg, King William's Town, Lady Grey, Eastern Cape, Mayor, Molteno, Molteno, Eastern Cape, Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, Provincial heritage site (South Africa), Queenstown, Eastern Cape, R391 (South Africa), R58 (South Africa), Second Boer War, Shosholoza Meyl, Sotho language, South African Heritage Resources Agency, South African National Census of 2011, Steynsburg, Township (South Africa), Venterstad, White South Africans, Xhosa language, 1910 British Lions tour to South Africa.

African National Congress

The African National Congress (ANC) is the Republic of South Africa's governing political party.

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Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and, to a lesser extent, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

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Afrikaner Bond

The Afrikaner Bond (Afrikaans and Dutch for "Afrikaner Union"; South African Dutch: Afrikander Bond) was founded as an anti-Imperialist political party in 19th century southern Africa.

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Aliwal North

Aliwal North is a town in central South Africa on the Orange River, Eastern Cape Province.

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Bantu peoples in South Africa

Blacks from South Africa were at times officially called "Bantu" by the apartheid regime.

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Bethulie

Bethulie is a small sheep and cattle farming town in the Free State province of South Africa.

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Blockhouse

In military science, a blockhouse is a small fortification, usually consisting of one or more rooms with loopholes, allowing its defenders to fire in various directions.

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Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein (Afrikaans and Dutch "fountain of flowers" or "blooming fountain"; also known as Bloem) is the capital city of the province of Free State of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals (the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital) and is the seventh largest city in South Africa.

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Coloureds

Coloureds (Kleurlinge) are a multiracial ethnic group native to Southern Africa who have ancestry from various populations inhabiting the region, including Khoisan, Bantu speakers, Afrikaners, and sometimes also Austronesians and South Asians.

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Dutch language

The Dutch language is a West Germanic language, spoken by around 23 million people as a first language (including the population of the Netherlands where it is the official language, and about sixty percent of Belgium where it is one of the three official languages) and by another 5 million as a second language.

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East London, Eastern Cape

East London is a city on the southeast coast of South Africa in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality of the Eastern Cape province.

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Eastern Cape

The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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First language

A first language, native language or mother/father/parent tongue (also known as arterial language or L1) is a language that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period.

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Gariep Dam

Gariep Dam is in South Africa, near the town of Norvalspont, bordering the Free State and Eastern Cape provinces.

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Gariep Local Municipality

Gariep Local Municipality is a defunct local municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape.

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Hofmeyr

Hofmeyr is a small Karoo town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, 20 km west of the Bamboesberg mountain range.

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Jamestown, Eastern Cape

Jamestown is a town on the N6 national road 58 km south of Aliwal North and 105 km north of Queenstown in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality of the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Joe Gqabi District Municipality

Joe Gqabi District Municipality is one of the seven districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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Johannesburg

Johannesburg (also known as Jozi, Joburg and Egoli) is the largest city in South Africa and is one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world.

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King William's Town

King William's Town is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa along the banks of the Buffalo River.

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Lady Grey, Eastern Cape

Lady Grey is a rural village in the North-Eastern Cape in South Africa near the border with Lesotho.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor (from the Latin maior, meaning "bigger") is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Molteno

Molteno is a comune (municipality) and a hill-top town in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco.

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Molteno, Eastern Cape

Molteno (eMolteno) is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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Potchefstroom

Potchefstroom is an academic city in the North-West Province of South Africa.

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Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education

The Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (abbreviated PU for CHE) was a medium-sized South African university located in Potchefstroom.

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Provincial heritage site (South Africa)

Provincial heritage sites in South Africa are places that are of historic or cultural importance within the context of the province concerned and which are for this reason declared in terms of Section 27 of the National Heritage Resources Act (NHRA) or legislation of the applicable province.

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Queenstown, Eastern Cape

Queenstown, now called Komani is a town in the middle of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, roughly halfway between the smaller towns of Cathcart and Sterkstroom.

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R391 (South Africa)

The R391 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Burgersdorp with Hofmeyr.

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R58 (South Africa)

The R58 is a provincial route in South Africa that connects Colesberg with Elliot via Aliwal North and Barkly East.

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Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902) was fought between the British Empire and two Boer states, the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa.

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Shosholoza Meyl

Shosholoza Meyl is a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) that operates long-distance (intercity) passenger rail services.

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Sotho language

Sotho (Sesotho; also known as Southern Sotho, or Southern Sesotho, Historically also Suto, or Suthu, Souto, Sisutho, Sutu, or Sesutu, according to the pronunciation of the name.) is a Southern Bantu language of the Sotho-Tswana (S.30) group, spoken primarily in South Africa, where it is one of the 11 official languages, and in Lesotho, where it is the national language.

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South African Heritage Resources Agency

The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) is the national administrative body responsible for the protection of South Africa's cultural heritage.

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South African National Census of 2011

The South African National Census of 2011 is the 3rd comprehensive census performed by Statistics South Africa.

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Steynsburg

Steynsburg is a town of the Gariep Local Municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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Township (South Africa)

In South Africa, the terms township and location usually refer to the often underdeveloped segregated urban areas that, from the late 19th century until the end of apartheid, were reserved for non-whites, namely Indians, Africans and Coloureds.

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Venterstad

Venterstad is a settlement in Gariep in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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White South Africans

White South Africans are South Africans descended from any of the white racial groups of Europe and the Levant who regard themselves, or are not regarded as, not being part of another racial group (for example, as Coloureds).

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Xhosa language

Xhosa (Xhosa: isiXhosa) is a Nguni Bantu language with click consonants ("Xhosa" begins with a click) and one of the official languages of South Africa.

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1910 British Lions tour to South Africa

The 1910 British Isles tour to South Africa was the eighth tour by a British Isles rugby union team and the fourth to South Africa.

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Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, Burghersdorp, Dutch Language Monument, Mzanomhle.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgersdorp

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