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Krugersdorp (Afrikaans for Kruger's Town) is a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 [2] by Marthinus Pretorius and Abner Cohen. [3] Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand , a need arose for a major town in the west of the reef.
The centre has been strongly criticized for corruption overcrowding and abuse of detainees [2] and serious concerns have been expressed about human rights violations. [3] [4] Popular movements like Abahlali baseMjondolo in Durban [5] and the Anti-Privatisation Forum in Johannesburg [6] have called for Lindela to be shut down.
On the evenings of 11, 20 and 21 May 2011, a number of lights were seen that were described as silent and orange with consistent luminosity travelling "faster than a commercial aeroplane" over Tierpoort near Pretoria and Krugersdorp. [30] On 15 June, other lights were reported in the sky over Tierpoort. [31]
During the four-day Easter weekend of 1977 (30 April – 1 May) a burglary took place at the Standard Bank in Krugersdorp, South Africa. The criminals gained access to the bank vault by digging a tunnel underneath the building. Over R 400,000 (equivalent to over R 19.5 million in 2018) was stolen in the robbery. To this day, the case remains ...
Munsieville has always had a vibrant social culture and was on the forefront of political activism during the struggle against apartheid. Today, residents enjoy better facilities and modern services. [According to the Krugersdorp Herald and residents the modern facilities consist of one mobile toilet for two households and six water taps.]
Ahead of the 2010 World Cup the British anti-poverty charity War on Want created a virtual model of Blikkiesdorp featuring videos of residents talking about conditions in the settlement. [ 21 ] Blikkiesdorp has also been compared with the alien camp called District 9 from the international hit movie on numerous occasions.
Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY December 16, 2024 at 9:27 PM Dashboard cameras can come in handy on the road, especially if you are accident-prone or would like to know what goes on in or around your ...
17 – Mohammed Ichbahl and Aboobaker Ismail set up two bombs at the Krugersdorp magistrate's court adjacent to the local police station. One explodes and kills two South African Defence Force personnel and a civilian while twenty other people are injured.