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Mafeking see Mafikeng , South Africa.
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Mafikeng: From Ghost to Boom Town.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 9/22/2004; 700+ words
; ...back to centre of old Bophuthatswana MAFIKENG, once a ghost town, is now on the verge...principal of Jennie Smith Properties in Mafikeng, says that after the reincorporation...Bophuthatswana into SA proper, many companies in Mafikeng were downsized, which lead to retrenchments...
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 "The Star (South Africa)")
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University merger not a success, says reportVaal and Potch benefit, but Mafikeng students up in arms.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Star (South Africa); 2/13/2009; 700+ words
; ...a merger between the Potchefstroom, Mafikeng and Vaal campuses of North West University...which resulted in the closure of the Mafikeng campus on at least three occasions last...racial equity in the Potchefstroom and Mafikeng campuses. The Vaal campus was found...
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Mafikeng to Have Its First Commercial Flight.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 12/4/2003; 700+ words
; Mafikeng, Dec 04, 2003 (BuaNews/All Africa...tomorrow, they will fly from the reopened Mafikeng airport to the Johannesburg International...officially unveiled the Johannesburg-Mafikeng route at the airport, today. The flight...
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Mafikeng Airport: new beginning?(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Airports International; 4/1/2000; 670 words
; Mafikeng International Airport in the northwest...ARC, Nick Serfontein, pointed out that Mafikeng International Airport held a lot of economic...the provincial government through the Mafikeng International Airport steering committee...
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 "Cape Times (South Africa)")
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Polokwane likely to undo mafikeng mandate.(News)
Newspaper article from: Cape Times (South Africa); 12/14/2007; 700+ words
; ...to enter into a national conference in Mafikeng with a well-managed presidential succession...policy detour. Mbeki's captaincy from Mafikeng kept the ship stable while the storm...north. Polokwane is likely to undo the Mafikeng mandate. However, unlike the Mbeki...
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Russia Shows Interest in Mafikeng Airport.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 11/11/2003; 619 words
; ...repair and maintenance centre at the Mafikeng Airport, in the North West. The airport...Konstantin Titov from Russia arrived in Mafikeng. 'The airport has been chosen as the...delivering goods to the rest of Africa, as Mafikeng was the gateway to Africa with it being...
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 "The Sunday Independent (South Africa)")
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North West seeks action on Mafikeng biodiesel plan.(Business Report Weekend)
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Independent (South Africa); 5/27/2007; 683 words
; BYLINE: NTEBO MMOPE Mafikeng - The North West government intends...percent ownership of the R850 million Mafikeng biodiesel project should the private...to create more than 10 000 jobs in Mafikeng. This follows a report on the province...
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Projects to Boost Mafikeng's Economy.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 2/18/2005; 561 words
; Mafikeng, Feb 18, 2005 (BuaNews/All Africa...Legislature today, Ms Molewa said the Mafikeng Industrial Development Zone (MIDZ) would...ensuring the delivery of infrastructure in Mafikeng. Ms Molewa said the projects would include...
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Mafikeng the Home of Africa's First World Centre for Scouting.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 8/24/2001; 640 words
; Aug 24, 2001 Mafikeng, the capital of the North West province...ambitious revitalisation project to upgrade Mafikeng and create Africa's first World Centre...building of the scout centre inside the Mafikeng game reserve and upgrading recreational...
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Vodacom Challenge Fever Hits Mafikeng Provincial Hospital.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 7/19/2005; 632 words
; ...and jubilation to staff and patients at Mafikeng Provincial Hospital at the start of the...Culture in the province, Nikiwe Num, Mafikeng Local Municipality's Executive Mayor...vehicles in the Central District Region and Mafikeng in particular on high alert to deal with...
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Mafikeng
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Mafikeng or Mafeking , town, North West prov...area and is an important railroad depot. Mafikeng was founded in 1885 on the site of an...the fort is now a national monument. Mafikeng was the extraterritorial capital of the...
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South African War
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...areas adjacent to the Boer territories. In the Cape Colony, Mafikeng was captured and Kimberley besieged; in Natal, Ladysmith...occupied the entire territory by May. By the end of June, Mafikeng had been relieved, the Transvaal invaded, and Johannesburg...
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Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell Baden-Powell of Gilwell, 1st Baron
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...founder of the Boy Scouts . He saw much active service in India and Africa prior to the South African War, in which he defended Mafikeng for seven months (1899-1900) and subsequently organized the South African constabulary. For his enduring work in organizing...
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Gaborone
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...diamonds are processed and sorted. The city was founded c.1890 by Gaborone Matlapin, an African chief. In 1965 it replaced Mafikeng , South Africa, as capital of the Bechuanaland Protectorate; it remained the capital when Bechuanaland became independent...
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Botswana
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...1884-85) a protectorate called Bechuanaland. The southern part of the area was incorporated into Cape Colony in 1895. Until 1961, Bechuanaland was administered by a resident commissioner at Mafikeng, in South Africa, who was respo
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