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Mapulaneng
Bushbuckridge (also known as Mapulaneng) is the main town in Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It grew around a trading store that opened in 1884, and is named after the large herds of bushbuck found here in the 1880s, and the prominent ridge in the southeastern part of the municipality. The suburbs and rural areas to the south of Bushbuckridge constitute a "sub place", called Bushbuckridge NU with a 2011 population of 1070, covering . Notable people *Themba Godi - politician, former member of the Parliament of South Africa *Letago Madiba - South Africa women's national football team player *Jeff Maluleke - musician *Sasekani Manzini - Mpumalanga MEC for Health *Katlego Mashego - South Africa national football team player *Ronald Lamola - Minister of Justice and Correctional Services * Mzilikazi wa Afrika - investigative journalist *Hungani Ndlovu - actor * Brighton Ngoma - actor *David Nyathi - former South Africa national football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bushbuckridge Local Municipality
Bushbuckridge Local Municipality is a Local municipality in the Ehlanzeni District of Mpumalanga in South Africa. Commercial farming, which consists of pine /bluegum plantations, tobacco, cotton, sub-tropical fruits and vegetables is practised in the municipality's countryside. The municipality includes the southern part of the Kruger National Park. Bushbuckridge is the largest local municipality in Mpumalanga in terms of land size. History The name Bushbuck Ridge was given because of the large herds of bushbuck found there in the 1880s, and the prominent WNW-ESE ridge in the southeastern part of the municipality. The town of Bushbuckridge grew around a trading store that opened in 1884. Prior to the colonial and apartheid era, the land known today as Bushbuckridge and Hazyview was well known as Mapulaneng, it has been home to the Mapulana people for centuries before the Tsonga people and the Swazi people were allowed to settled in the area during the reign of Mapulana chief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mzilikazi Wa Afrika
Mzilikazi wa Afrika is a South African investigative journalist and record producer currently best known for his arrest in August 2010 on charges of fraud and defeating the ends of justice, which escalated the debate in his country about media freedom and, in light of a proposed Media Appeals Tribunal and Protection of Information Act, seeming attempts by the governing African National Congress to curtail it. Suggestions abound that the arrest was politically motivated, coming as it did just a day after Bheki Cele, reacting to an article by Wa Afrika which detailed the police chief's involvement in a dubitable R500,000,000 lease agreement, described him as "shady" and hinted at reprisal. Wa Afrika's newspaper ''The Sunday Times'' subsequently quoted "a senior police official close to the case" as admitting, "''Ja'', it's political pressure," while Wa Afrika himself claimed to have been asked by his captors "whether I was involved in discrediting senior ANC office bearers in Mpumal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In The Bushbuckridge Local Municipality
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa National Rugby Union Team
The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabokoboko), is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union. The Springboks play in green and gold jerseys, with white shorts and their emblem is a native antelope, the Springbok, which is the national animal of South Africa. The team has been representing South Africa in international Rugby Union since 30 July 1891, when they played their first test match against a British Isles touring team. They are currently the reigning World Champions and have won the World Cup on 3 occasions, (1995, 2007, and 2019). The Springboks are equalled with the All Blacks with 3 World Cup wins. The team made its World Cup debut in 1995, when the newly democratic South Africa hosted the tournament. Although South Africa was instrumental in the creation of the Rugby World Cup competition, the Springboks did not compete in the first two World Cups in 1987 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulls (rugby Union)
The Bulls, for sponsorship reasons known as the Vodacom Bulls, is a South African professional rugby union team based in Pretoria and they play their home matches at Loftus Versfeld. They compete in the United Rugby Championship, having competed in the Super Rugby competition until 2020. Prior to 1998, the Bulls competed in the then- Super 12 as Northern Transvaal, as in those years South Africa was represented in the competition by its top four Currie Cup sides from the previous season, instead of the modern Super Rugby teams. The side won the Super 14 in 2007, 2009 and 2010, placing them among the most successful teams in Super Rugby history with three titles. They were the most successful team of the Super 14 era (2006–10), winning three out of the five titles. They are the most successful South African team, and the only South African team to win a Super Rugby title. History Early history Prior to the professional Super Rugby competition, Northern Transvaal compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Nyakane
Trevor Ntando Nyakane (born 4 May 1989) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for Racing 92 in the French Top14, and also the South Africa national rugby team, His regular playing position is prop and he has the ability to play at both loosehead and tighthead. School career Nyakane attended school in Limpopo top rugby school Ben Vorster where he played for the first team for two years. He was chosen to represent Limpopo at the Grant Khomo, and Craven Weeks tournaments in 2006 and 2007. Career Nyakane currently represents Racing 92. He has amassed more than 50 senior appearances in all senior competitions. He attended his primary school in laerskool Gravelotte in Limpopo. International Nyakane was first named in the Springbok squad ahead of the 2013 mid-year rugby union tests. He made his international debut on 8 June as a 73rd minute replacement for Tendai Mtawarira in 's 44-10 victory over in Durban. On 22 June 2013 he scored his first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector Pieterson
Zolile Hector Pieterson (19 August 1964 – 16 June 1976) was a South African schoolboy who was shot and killed at the age of twelve during the Soweto uprising, when the police opened fire on black students protesting the enforcement of teaching in Afrikaans, mostly spoken by the white and coloured population in South Africa, whereas they wanted to learn their native languages, Xhosa and Zulu. A news photograph by Sam Nzima of the mortally wounded Pieterson being carried by another Soweto resident while his sister ran next to them was published around the world. The anniversary of his death is designated Youth Day. Soweto Uprising On 16 June 1976, school children protested the implementation of Afrikaans and English as dual medium of instruction in secondary schools in a 50:50 basis. This was implemented throughout South Africa regardless of the locally-spoken language and some exams were also written in Afrikaans. Students gathered to peacefully demonstrate, but the crowd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Nzima
Sam Nzima (8 August 1934 in Lillydale, Bushbuckridge Local Municipality – 12 May 2018 in Nelspruit) was an South African photographer who took what became the widely-circulated and influential image of Hector Pieterson for the Soweto uprising, but struggled for years to get the copyright. Early life Sam Masana Nzima was born in the town of Lillydale in Transvaal Province (now Mpumalanga). His father worked as a labourer for a white farmer. Sam Nzima first became interested in photography when his teacher showed him his camera and how to use it. While still at school, Sam bought a camera and began taking pictures in the Kruger National Park. When the farmer pressed Nzima into farm labour, he fled to Johannesburg after nine months of working on the farm. He found a job as a gardener in Henningham. While working there he completed his high school education. Career In 1956, Nzima found work as a waiter at the Savoy Hotel. At the hotel a photographer named Patrick Rikotso tau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Nyathi
David Sibusiso Nyathi (born 22 March 1969) is a retired South African soccer player, who is currently the assistant coach at Ajax Cape Town, and previously coached their under-19 team. Career Nyathi started playing professional football for Dangerous Darkies who were promoted to the NSL in the 1991 season. They were relegated into obscurity after one season in the top flight and "Going Up", as he was affectionately known, joined Orlando Pirates. He became part of the first Bafana Bafana squad upon the country's return to international football in 1992. He moved on to Cape Town Spurs where he won the league and cup double in 1995. He later moved to Europe where he played for a few teams, including FC St. Gallen (Switzerland), Ankaragücü (Turkey), CD Tenerife (Spain) and Cagliari Calcio (Italy). International He played for South Africa national soccer team and was in part of the squad that travelled to France for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighton Ngoma
Brighton Ngoma (born 1985), is a South African actor. He is best known for his roles in the television serials ''Invictus'', ''Who Am I?'' and '' Master Harold...and the Boys''. Personal life He was born in 1985 in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, South Africa and has a Xhosa and Swiss heritage. His father was a doctor while his mother is a nurse. Ngoma has one younger brother. His father left him at the age of 5, where he raised with his mother. In 2002, when he was 17 years old, his mother died. Afterwards, another family fostered his brother. Ngoma has a skin condition called Vitiligo, that causes the skin to lose pigmentation, resulting in discoloured patches. He is married to fellow actress Tshepi Mashego and is a father of one son, Leano, who was born in January 2017. Career He started his career as a freelance stage manager. Then he started acting in the popular television serial ''Scandal'' as a featured extra. After the director saw his acting ability, Ngoma was soon promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungani Ndlovu
Hungani Malcolm Ndlovu (born 19 June 1994, in Bushbuckridge), is a South African actor and dancer. He is a Tsonga actor best known for his roles in the television serials ''Memoir of an Honest Voice'', ''Sipho'' and '' Scandal!'' Recently started with his DJ experience as DJ Grizi. Personal life He was born on 19 June 1994, in Mpumalanga, South Africa in a family with three siblings. However, he was raised in Bushbuckridge in Nelspruit, South Africa. His parents descend from Tsonga community. He is married to fellow South African actress, and TV presenter Stephanie Sandows. The wedding was secretly celebrated on 23 February 2019. Career He started his career in 2001 when he was seven years old. He was good at dancing, but later turned to be an actor. With the objective to be an actor, he moved to USA and graduated in HipHop Choreography from Flii'Cademy, Los Angeles. He is also very popular in social media under the name, 'Sbujwa dance' in which he posted dancing videos. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
