Polokwane - Christ Church Polokwane, Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg International Airport, Gelvandale Stadium, RIA Stars, Pietersburg Stadium (Paperback)

Chapters: Christ Church Polokwane, Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg International Airport, Gelvandale Stadium, Ria Stars, Pietersburg Stadium. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Polokwane - In the 1840s, Voortrekkers under the leadership of Andries Potgieter established Zoutpansbergdorp, a town 100 km to the north west. This settlement had to be abandoned because of clashes with the local tribes. They founded a new town in 1886 and named it Pietersburg in honour of Voortrekker leader Petrus Jacobus Joubert. The British built a concentration camp at Pietersburg during the Boer War to house almost 4,000 Boer women and children. The town officially became a city on April 23, 1992; on February 25, 2005, the government declared the official English name of the city to be the Northern Sotho one, Polokwane. The city was the site of the ANC national conference which saw Jacob Zuma take over as head of the party. In 1904 Pietersburg had a population of 3,276, of whom 1,620 (49.5%) were whites. The remaining 50% were probably black. In 2001, the population of the Polokwane local municipality was 508,272. Currently, the city of Polokwane is likely to still have a white majority (and an ever-increasing black minority), while neighboring townships have an overwhelming black majority. Polokwane features a semi-arid climate under the Koppen climate classification. Despite its position on the Tropic of Capricorn, the climate is tempered by its position on a plateau 1230 meters above sea level. Average temperatures reach around 2122 C (7072 F) in January and fall to 11 C (52 F) in July. As with much of inland South Africa, Polokwane has experienced notably warmer seasons over the last decade than its long term average. Polokwane has a dry climate with a summe...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=44680