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The municipal spatial pattern reflects that of the historic apartheid city model, characterised by segregated settlement. At the centre of the area is the Polokwane economic hub, which comprises the central business district, industrial area, and a range of social services and well-established formal urban areas servicing the more affluent residents of Polokwane.
Polokwane Ext 44 (UK: / ˌ p ɒ l ə ˈ k w ɑː n ɪ /, [2] meaning "Place of Safety" in Northern Sotho; [3] [4] [5] alternatively Greenside or simply Ext 44), is a township in Polokwane under the Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
Ga-Molepo is a town in Capricorn District Municipality and Polokwane Local Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Molepo means a place or a moment of relaxation. The language spoken by the majority in Ga Molepo is Sesotho sa Leboa. Ga Molepo is made up of over thirty villages, the main one is called Boshega where (Kgoshi ya ...
On April 14, 2011, Mall of the North was personally officiated by the former Premier of Limpopo, Cassel Mathale alongside the executive mayor of Polokwane, Freddy Greaver. [8] [9] Pick n Pay and Checkers are the anchor tenants, they occupy more than 5 000m 2 of floor space, as well as Edgars, Woolworths and Game. [10]
Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name Phalaborwa: Valley of the Olifants: Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality: Mopani District Municipality (previously Ba-Phalaborwa "Better than the South" Polokwane: Capricorn (previously Pietersburg )"place of safety" Potgietersrus: renamed Mokopane
The Sand River or Polokwane River [3] (Afrikaans: Sandrivier) is a watercourse in Limpopo Province, South Africa, a right hand tributary of the Limpopo River. Its new name "Polokwane River" is homonymous with the name of the town of Polokwane , formerly Pietersburg, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) upriver from its mouth.
Average temperatures reach around 21–22 °C (70–72 °F) in January and fall to 11 °C (52 °F) in July. [16] As with much of inland South Africa, Polokwane has experienced notably warmer seasons over the last decade than its long-term average. [17] The city has a dry climate with a summer rainy season and a pronounced dry spell during winter.
Haenertsburg is a village situated on the edge of the Great Escarpment in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, on the R71 road between Polokwane (formerly: Pietersburg) and Tzaneen en route to the Kruger National Park. Farming and tourism are the main economic activities on "The Mountain" as it is locally known; Haenertsburg is in hilly terrain.