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Heidelberg has played an important part in South African history, acting as a capital for the Boer republic during the war with Great Britain under the Triumvirate of Paul Kruger, P.J. Joubert and M.W. Pretorius, from 1880 to 1883. In 1885, the Witwatersrand gold reef was discovered, and the office of the Mining Commissioner was established there.
Heidelberg is the seat of the municipality. During the first war of independence, Heidelberg served as capital of the South African Republic, from 1880 to 1883. Lesedi is a Sesotho word meaning "light". The name was decided upon because the municipality represents the light of the area. [4]
The main South African Army Headquarters are located in Salvokop, Pretoria in the Dequar Road Complex along with the 102 Field Workshop unit, 17 Maintenance Unit and the S.A.M.S Military Health Department. Maj. Gen. William B. Garrett III of United States Army Africa visits the Bloemfontein School of Armour at Tempe Base.
The executive branch of the national government of South Africa is divided into the cabinet and the civil service, as in the Westminster system. Public administration, the day-to-day implementation of legislation and policy, is managed by government departments (including state agencies with department status), which are usually headed by permanent civil servants with the title of director ...
Name Code Seat Area (km 2) [1] Population (2016) [2] Pop. density (per km 2); City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality: EKU Germiston: 1,975 3,379,104 1,710.6 City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (formerly the Department of Provincial and Local Government) was a ministry of the South African government, responsible for the relationship between the national government and the provincial governments and municipalities, and for overseeing the traditional leadership of South Africa's indigenous communities.
The St Andrew's Presbyterian Congregation was established in 1890 and its early history is closely interwoven with that of Germiston itself. The corner-stone of the present well preserved church building, which was designed in the neo-Gothic style, was la Type of site: Church: 9/2/226/0001 60 Strydom Street, Heidelberg.
Heidelberg Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South African Territorial Reserve. [ citation needed ]