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Pietersburg or Polokwane , city (1991 pop. 54,700), Limpopo, NE South Africa. It is primarily the commercial center for the surrounding agricultural area. Iron and other minerals are mined nearby. Pietersburg was founded in 1884 and named for Petrus (Piet) Joubert, a Boer (Afrikaner) general. In 1900 during the South African War it was for a short time the capital of both the Transvaal and the Orange Free State (see Free State ). It was occupied by British troops in 1901. The city was renamed Polokwane in 1994, but the old name has persisted in popular, and even official, usage. Nearby are Kruger National Park and the Univ. of the North (1959).

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Polokwane, Limpopo/South Africa Pietersburg Founded in 1886 and named after General Pieter Joubert (1834–1900), the commander of Boer forces in the First Boer War (1880–1). In 2002, to get away from the colonial past, the city was renamed Polokwane ‘Place of Safety’ or ‘Place where People care for each other’; alternative sources suggest ‘Little Storage Space’.

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