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Krugersdorp

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Krugersdorp , city (1991 pop. 196,213), Gauteng, NE South Africa. The chief industrial city of the W Witwatersrand , Krugersdorp is the center for a region where gold, manganese, asbestos, lime, and uranium are mined. The city has uranium extraction plants. It also serves as the trade center for the surrounding farming area. Founded in 1887, it was named for Paul Kruger , president of the Transvaal republic. The Paardekraal monument marks the spot where in 1880 Boers (Afrikaners) pledged themselves to end British rule in the Transvaal. Nearby are the Sterkfontein Caves (an important... Read more

Krugersdorp
Krugersdorp, Gauteng/South Africa Founded in 1887 with the discovery of gold in the area as ‘Kruger's Village’ from Afrikaans... Read more

South Africa
...Major Cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein Other Cities: Benoni, Boksburg, Germiston, Kimberley, Krugersdorp, Ladysmith, Paarl, Pietermaritzburg, Port Elizabeth, Roodepoort, Soweto, Springs, Vereeniging, Welkom EDITOR'S NOTE This... Read more

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	Highlands North steal show at Krugersdorp festival.(Sports) ; ...others in these parts as well - at Krugersdorp High School, and at Potchefstroom Boys' High. The Krugersdorp festival featured 12 sides with Hoerskool...Hoerskool Pioneer 33, Highlands North 28 Krugersdorp 19, St Charles 49 Nic Diederichs 14... Read more
	Future of Krugersdorp lions uncertain after attack.(News) ; BYLINE: Eleanor Momberg The Krugersdorp Game Reserve has been closed until police complete their investigation...a pair of lions at the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve near Krugersdorp. Dane Kieser suffered serious injuries to his legs, arms and... Read more
	Teachers fear growing violence; Krugersdorp attack 'tip of the iceberg'.(News) ; ...Diederichs Technical High School pupil, allegedly killed Jacques Pretorius, 16, with a samurai sword. Now teachers warn the Krugersdorp attack is only the tip of the iceberg and school- based violence will become dramatically worse if the Department of Education... Read more
	Marchers say police killed teen in S. Africa ; KRUGERSDORP, South Africa Police yesterday opened fire on about...fired on a large group of women and pupils marching from Krugersdorp's Munsieville township to a police station near the...in groups to Kagiso, passing through a white part of Krugersdorp. The parents charged that pupils were forced onto ... Read more
	Life: Correction: prison life can be human ; ...here, sparring away in the courtyard of Krugersdorp prison - Baby Jake Matlala, former world...overnight", as he recalls it. Nevertheless, Krugersdorp prison, half an hour's drive from Johannesburg...meaning to the words "insider trading". At Krugersdorp, the men he had to win over were two... Read more
	Potch cricket has a richer Heritage.(Sports) ; ...year with the inclusion of newcomers Krugersdorp High, Ermelo from Mpumalanga and Kathu...cricket has seen an upsurge there. Krugersdorp recently returned from a successful...Lichtenburg v Volkskool, Bergsig v Krugersdorp, Hoerskool Kathu v Lyttelton Manor... Read more
	S. AFRICA'S DETAINESS: 15 MONTHS IN SHADOWS ; ...year, remembers a turning point inside Krugersdorp prison. "After about six weeks, one...from the township of Kagiso, outside Krugersdorp, where a number of people have been...emergency was declared almost 15 months ago. Krugersdorp is situated in the racially tense West... Read more
	We warned that Satanism was prevalent in schools.(News) ; ...concerned parent with a child in a school in Krugersdorp. I am highly concerned about the issue...do not understand why the churches in Krugersdorp say no one has ever warned them there...dominee and pastor from every church in Krugersdorp warning them about Satanism in the schools... Read more
	Housewife will sue after swab is left inside her during op.(News) ; BYLINE: ZELDA VENTER The Pretoria High Court has given a Krugersdorp housewife the go-ahead to proceed with her R1-million damages...her during an operation. Hendrina Murphy, of Elandsgoud in Krugersdorp, said in papers before court that the swab came from a Caesarean... Read more
	Warders probed /after inmates' deaths.(News) ; ...case of murder has been opened after \|the deaths of three Krugersdorp prisoners in hospital - allegedly after being brutally attacked...Democratic Alliance views the deaths of three inmates of the Krugersdorp Correctional Centre in a serious light. Although it is alleged... Read more

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