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Molteno is a town in Lombardy, Italy. Molteno may also refer to: Places * Molteno, South Africa * Molteno Pass, mountain pass near Beaufort West, South Africa Other uses * Mbombini Molteno Sihele, Xhosa Councillor and national poet of the Thembu people * Molteno (surname), including several historical persons in the Italian diaspora * Molteno Brothers, farming enterprise and trust fund of Edward and Harry Molteno * Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy, an NGO to combat illiteracy in Africa *Molteno Formation, a palaeontological formation in Southern Africa dating to the Upper Triassic *Molteno Dam, a historic dam in Cape Town, South Africa *Molteno Regulations The Molteno Regulations (1874) were a system of government grants to establish free, open-to-all, public libraries, in the Cape Colony, South Africa. Content Their promulgation in the nineteenth century (Government notice 442, 1874) was intend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molteno
Molteno (; lmo, label= Brianzöö, Mültée) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a hill-top town in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,206 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Geography The central feature of the area is the isolated hill, ''“Il Ceppo”'', on the top of which is the church of San Giorgio (patron saint of the region). The slopes around it are still partly covered in vines and mulberry trees.The Molteno castle, which commanded the area from this hill in Medieval times, no longer exists. Molteno is also the meeting point of the two main rivers of the area, the Bevera and the smaller Gandaloglio. The municipality of Molteno contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages) Gaesso, Molino, Luzzana, Raviola, Pascolo, and Coroldo. Molteno borders the following municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molteno, South Africa
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Molteno Pass
Molteno Pass is a mountain pass in the Western Cape province of South Africa. History It is considered to be South Africa's first mountain pass. It was built to cross the great Nuweveld Mountain Range, thus connecting the central Karoo and its oldest town Beaufort West, to the vast expanse of the Northern Cape. It was completed in May 1881, and named after a local entrepreneur and farmer John Molteno who was instrumental in the area's upliftment and development in the 1800s. He also represented the region in parliament and went on to become the Cape's first Prime Minister.''Standard Encyclopaedia of South Africa''. 1970. Pretoria: Nasou Ltd. Vol 7, p 497 Location The pass forms part of the R381, between Beaufort West in the Western Cape and Loxton in the Northern Cape. On its route it passes the Karoo National Park and Victoria West Victoria West is a town in the central Karoo region of South Africa's Northern Cape province. It is situated on the main N12 route, at an elev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbombini Molteno Sihele
Mbombini Molteno ka Sihele (Mbombini Molteno son of Sihele) was a Xhosa Councillor and warrior, as well as the national poet (''"imbongi"'') and cultural custodian of the amaThembu people of South Africa during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He gathered and preserved Thembu history and lore from his base at the court of Chief Falo Mgudlwa in Ngcobo and he stewarded the different Thembu royal clans during a fractious and dangerous time. Youth Mbombini's father Sihele was powerful warrior of the Thembu nation, who chose to go to war against the British at a time when most other Thembu leaders would not. At his final departure to war, knowing he would not return, he left his children in the hands of Nowisile, the wife of the young Falo Mgudlwa and the daughter of the Gcaleka King Sarili kaHintsa. He instructed that his one son Pafulu was to receive a full European education and that his other son Mbombini was to receive a purely Thembu up-bringing. He explained on his depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molteno (surname)
Molteno is a surname of Italian origin. Rare in Italy itself, it is occasionally found in the Italian diaspora. Due to an early presence in Africa and generations of intermarriage, it has also become a South African surname, and it is especially common among Xhosa-speaking people. Notable people with the surname include: * Sir John Charles Molteno (1814–1886), The first Prime Minister of the Cape Colony *Elizabeth Maria Molteno (1852–1927), early suffragette and civil rights activist *John Charles Molteno, Jr. (1860–1924), Cape exporter and parliamentarian *Percy Molteno (1861–1937), Shipping magnate and Liberal member of parliament *Sir James Tennant Molteno (1865–1936), The first Speaker of the South African Parliament * Vincent Barkly Molteno (1872–1952), Admiral of the Royal Navy in World War I *Donald Barkly Molteno Donald Barkly Molteno (13 February 1908–1972), known as ''Dilizintaba'' ("He who removes mountains"), was a South African parliamentarian, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molteno Brothers
The Molteno Brothers, Edward (1877-1950) and Harry (1880-1969) Molteno, were sons of Cape Prime Minister John Molteno by his third wife Sobella Maria. Pioneering and successful exporters, they had a huge influence on South Africa's fruit industry. They divided up and donated most of their farming enterprise, to be distributed to, and used for the benefit of, Elgin farm workers. After his death, the younger brother Harry left the remainder as a trust fund that continues their charitable work to this day.C. Schoeman: ''The Historical Overberg. Traces of the Past in South Africa's Southernmost Region''. Penguin Random House South Africa. 2017. p.27. History The two brothers had long had an interest in building the agricultural export industry of southern Africa; in fact, their father had conducted one of the first experimental mass exports of South African fruit (chartering the Brig ''Comet'' to Australia, in 1841). The brothers first invested in the Palmiet area in 1903. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molteno Institute For Language And Literacy
The Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy (MILL), formerly known as the Molteno Project, is a charity organisation that funds literacy programmes and research across Africa, from its headquarters in Johannesburg. It was established in 1974, funded by the Molteno Brothers Trust from which it derives its name. It began as the Molteno Project, a large research project on problems with school pupils' acquisition of English literacy, based at Rhodes University Rhodes University is a public university, public research university located in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, Makhanda (Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is one of four universities in the province. Established in 1904, .... The research recommendations included incorporating mother-tongue material in literacy courses for children. When this conclusion was confirmed by positive results, the project rolled out graded readers across the continent and adapted into 52 African languages. In 2008 it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molteno Formation
The Molteno Formation is a geological formation found in several localities in Lesotho and South Africa. It lies mainly south of Maseru, near Burgersdorp, Aliwal North, Dordrecht, Molteno, and Elliot. It extends as far north as Matatiele in the Eastern Cape. The formation's localities lie along the Drakensberg Mountains in Kwazulu-Natal, and near Ladybrand in the Free State of South Africa. The Molteno Formation is the lowermost of the three formations in the Stormberg Group of the greater Karoo Supergroup. The Molteno Formation represents the initial phase of preserved sedimentation of the Stormberg Group. Geology The Molteno Formation is the lowermost geological formation of the Stormberg Group. The Molteno Formation overlies the Burgersdorp Formation of the Beaufort Group, and underlies the lower Elliot Formation (LEF). The Molteno Formation contains alternating finely-grained, medium-grained, and coarse-grained sandstones, and greyish mudstone layers. The coarser s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molteno Dam
Molteno Dam is a small but historic dam, on the lower slopes of Table Mountain in Western Cape, South Africa. Still in service, it was established in 1877 and is now located in the suburb of Oranjezicht, Cape Town. Background and construction In earlier days, the infant settlement of Cape Town had been supplied with water from Table Mountain by way of canals or ''"grachts"'' (such as Buitengracht, Kaizergracht and Heerengracht - now major streets). When these canals had to be covered due to public health concerns, the elders of the city agreed on the need to build a dam up on the Table Mountain slope above the growing city, to store water from the mountain's springs. This water would otherwise have flowed directly into the sea - a shameful waste in the eyes of the city's administrators. By the late 1860s, Cape Town was also facing severe water restrictions, partly due to its expanding population. The dam's actual construction was part of a huge expansion of infrastructure that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
