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Ficksburg

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Ficksburg is a town situated at the foot of the 1,750 meter high Imperani Mountain in Free State province, South Africa. [1]

34 relations: Afrikaans, Andries Tatane, Asparagus, Bed and breakfast, Bethlehem, Free State, Bureau of Heraldry, C. R. Swart, Cherry, Clocolan, Enclave and exclave, English language, Festival, Fouriesburg, Free State (province), Gauteng, Governor-General of South Africa, Guest house, Italy, Katse Dam, KFC, Lesotho, Maize, Marie Warder, Marquard, Roelf Meyer, Senekal, Setsoto Local Municipality, Sotho language, Sotho people, South Africa, State President of South Africa, United Kingdom, Wimpy (restaurant), Yugoslavia.

Afrikaans

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

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Andries Tatane

Andries Tatane (22 February 1978 – 13 April 2011) was a 33-year-old South African citizen who was shot and killed by police officers during a service delivery protest in Ficksburg.

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Asparagus

Asparagus, or garden asparagus, folk name sparrow grass, scientific name Asparagus officinalis, is a spring vegetable, a flowering perennial plant species in the genus Asparagus.

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Bed and breakfast

A bed and breakfast (typically shortened to B&B or BnB) is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast.

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Bethlehem, Free State

Bethlehem is a large town in the eastern Free State province of South Africa that is situated on the Liebenbergs river (also called Liebenbergs Vlei) along a fertile valley just north of the Rooiberg Mountains on the N5 road.It is the fastest growing town in the Free state province, with its target of being the Fourth largest city after Kroonstad in balance.

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Bureau of Heraldry

The Bureau of Heraldry is the South African heraldic authority, established in Pretoria on 1 June 1963.

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C. R. Swart

Charles Robberts Swart, (5 December 1894 – 16 July 1982), nicknamed Blackiehttp://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/charles-robberts-blackie-swart-first-state-president-south-africa-born was a South African politician who served as the last Governor-General of Union of South Africa from 1959 to 1961 and the first State President of the Republic of South Africa from 1961 to 1967.

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Cherry

A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit).

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Clocolan

Clocolan, established in 1906, is a small town in the Free State Province of South Africa.

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Enclave and exclave

An enclave is a territory, or a part of a territory, that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state.

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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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Festival

A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect of that community and its religion or cultures.

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Fouriesburg

Fouriesburg is a small town situated at the junction of the R711 and R26 routes in the eastern Free State, South Africa.

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Free State (province)

The Free State (Vrystaat, Foreistata; before 1995, the Orange Free State) is a province of South Africa.

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Gauteng

Gauteng, which means "place of gold", is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.

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Governor-General of South Africa

The Governor-General of the Union of South Africa (Goewerneur-generaal van Unie van die Suid-Afrika, Gouverneur-generaal van de Unie van Zuid-Afrika) was the highest state official in the Union of South Africa between 31 May 1910 and 31 May 1961.

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Guest house

A guest house (also guesthouse) is a kind of lodging.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Katse Dam

The Katse Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Malibamat'so River in Lesotho, is Africa's second largest double-curvature arch dam.

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KFC

KFC, until 1991 known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken.

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Lesotho

Lesotho officially the Kingdom of Lesotho ('Muso oa Lesotho), is an enclaved country in southern Africa.

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Maize

Maize (Zea mays subsp. mays, from maíz after Taíno mahiz), also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago.

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Marie Warder

Marie Warder (born Marie van Zyl, 30 April 1927 – 20 October 2014) was a journalist, novelist and activist best known for her activities raising awareness about hemochromatosis.

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Marquard

Marquard is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa that serves Winburg in the northwest.

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Roelf Meyer

Roelof Petrus "Roelf" Meyer (born 16 July 1947) is a South African politician and businessman.

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Senekal

For people with the surname, see Senekal (surname). Senekal is a town situated on the banks of the Sand River in the eastern part of the Free State province of South Africa.

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Setsoto Local Municipality

Setsoto Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Thabo Mofutsanyane District of the Free State in South Africa.

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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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Sotho people

The Basotho are a Bantu ethnic group whose ancestors have lived in southern Africa since around the fifth century.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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State President of South Africa

The State President of the Republic of South Africa (Staatspresident) was the head of state of South Africa from 1961 to 1994.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Wimpy (restaurant)

Wimpy is the brand name of a multinational chain of fast food restaurants, that is currently headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija/Југославија; Jugoslavija; Југославија; Pannonian Rusyn: Югославия, transcr. Juhoslavija)Jugosllavia; Jugoszlávia; Juhoslávia; Iugoslavia; Jugoslávie; Iugoslavia; Yugoslavya; Югославия, transcr. Jugoslavija.

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References

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

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