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Pietersburg
Northern Province
Northern Province Province in
n South Africa; the capital is Pietersburg. Northern Transvaal was formed from the
n part of the former province of
Transvaal in 1994. In 1995, it was renamed Northern Province. Area: 123,280sq km (46,970sq mi). Pop. (2000 est.) 5,671,050.
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 "Pretoria News (South Africa)")
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Centurion punish Pietersburg.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 2/3/2009; 621 words
; ...they defeated Limpopo school Hoerskool Pietersburg by 52 runs in Centurion at the weekend...fifth with two points each. Hoerskool Pietersburg have yet to register any points and...went on to reach 205/5. In reply, Pietersburg, who were looking for their first victory...
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 "Cape Argus (South Africa)")
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Last laugh.(News)
Newspaper article from: Cape Argus (South Africa); 9/18/2006; 700+ words
; A friend in what was formerly Pietersburg sent me this e-mail as a warning against too...Which town's name did they change?" "Pietersburg." "Oh, so you live in Pietersburg!" she exclaimed. "Well, actually, I live...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Changing the guard: the plans have been laid, but can they be delivered?(A Survey of South Africa)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 5/20/1995; ; 700+ words
; THE neat little town of Pietersburg, capital of the province of Northern...as anywhere. In the centre of Pietersburg, near the second-hand dealer...main road from Johannesburg to Pietersburg with their trucks, in defiance...
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Name changes are silly and divisive.(News)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 5/7/2007; 700+ words
; ...the one points to Polokwane, and the other to Pietersburg. The Pietersburg board has never been changed. By the same token...When I ask them where they come from, many say Pietersburg. When I then say: "Oh, you mean Polokwane...
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Top spot for Waterkloof.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 5/13/2008; 470 words
; ...commanding 3-0 victory over Hoerskool Pietersburg in the final played at the University...lead at the break. The second half saw Pietersburg trying all they knew to get back on...Melissa Erasmus put the final nail into Pietersburg's coffin after a good build-up...
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hke Johnson Leads South African Athletics Series
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 3/14/2000; 352 words
; ...Olympic champion will run the 200m in Pietersburg and Pretoria and the 400m in Cape Town...The best contender for Johnson in Pietersburg will be local hero Marcus la Grange...new world mark of 95.54 meters in Pietersburg in 1993. New Zealand discus thrower...
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MALAYSIAN CO WINS SOUTH AFRICAN AIRPORT CONCESSION.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 3/1/2000; 655 words
; PIETERSBURG, Mar 1 Asia Pulse - Malaysia's Penambang...a 50-year concession to manage the Pietersburg Gateway International Airport under...Penambang will officially take over Pietersburg airport, one of 10 international airports...
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Eldoraigne stay on the winning path.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 3/27/2007; 654 words
; ...Cup with a 16-3 win over Hoerskool Pietersburg at Eldoraigne last week. Their second...Roos Gymnasium among others. Against Pietersburg, Eldoraigne made their intentions clear...superb drop goal which further frustrated Pietersburg, who had started looking a demoralised...
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Klofies girls march into hockey final.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 5/6/2008; 598 words
; ...at the weekend. Klofies will meet Hoerskool Pietersburg in the final on Saturday at Tuks. The home...inaugural champions. Klofies will take on Hoerskool Pietersburg in the final. Pietersburg scored a 3-2 victory over Hoerskool Ermelo...
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 "AAP Sports News (Australia)")
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ATHS: Johnson tops the bill in South Africa
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 3/14/2000; 396 words
; ...meet series, will run the 200 in Pietersburg and Pretoria and the 400 in Cape Town. His strongest challenge in Pietersburg is likely to come from South Africa...world mark of 95.54 metres in Pietersburg in 1993. He will be up against...
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Pietersburg
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pietersburg or Polokwane , city (1991 pop. 54,700), Limpopo, NE South Africa...surrounding agricultural area. Iron and other minerals are mined nearby. Pietersburg was founded in 1884 and named for Petrus (Piet) Joubert, a Boer...
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Goosen, Retief
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
...giants. Born February 2, 1969, in Pietersburg, South Africa, Goosen's father...lightning while golfing with a friend at Pietersburg Golf Club. On January 30, 1985, Goosen...Chronology 1969 Born February 2 in Pietersburg, South Africa 1985 Struck by lightning...
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Abrahams, Peter 1919–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...Aron, Naomi. Education: Grace Dieu Diocesan College, Pietersburg, South Africa; St. Peter’s Secondary School...Dieu, a Diocesan school located near the northern city of Pietersburg. A religious training ground for would-be teachers, the...
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Plomer, William
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...published two years later, that sentiment was echoed. William Charles Franklyn Plomer was born on December 10, 1903, in Pietersburg, in South Africa's Northern Transvaal. His father, Charles Plomer, was a magistrate who specialized in native affairs...
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Sotho
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement
...appeared on the scene in approximately 1650 and occupied the central parts of this area. North of them, on the so-called Pietersburg plateau, are found the people collectively referred to as Kgalaka, i.e., Karanga of Zimbabwe, as well as some other...
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