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Morgenzon
Morgenzon ( Dutch for ''morning sun'') is a ghost town situated on the banks of the Osspruit River ''(Ox Stream)'' with an agricultural school (which is all the town is known for) in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The town is 45 km south-west of Ermelo and 35 km south-east of Bethal and is notable for the bad road infrastructure when passing through the town. Although, during the past year or two (2021/2022) the road is in better shape than those of the surrounding towns as the road is maintained regularly,thus far. Bosbok Pharmacy in Morgenzon, with its very own pharmacist, is available to relieve the need for medication, as well as small gifts, stationery, toiletries etc. VKB Landbou has a branch in Morgenzon. Konic's Tyres opened a mini branch in town, and as with almost every other small town, one will find a PEP Stores. The town also has its own Supermarket, Morgenzon Supermarket, with a separate Hardware department which will not leave one stuck when it com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oranjewerkers
Vereniging van Oranjewerkers (''"Association of Orange Workers"'', sometimes shortened to simply ''Oranjewerkers'') is a South African white separatist political movement that seeks a homeland for Afrikaners. History Formed in 1980 by Wally Grant, H. F. Verwoerd junior (the son of Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd), Carel Boshoff and C. J. Joost, the group bemoaned the over-reliance of South Africa on a black workforce and sought to set up ''Oranjegroeipunte'' (Orange growth points) where the group would buy up land to settle unemployed white people on. Morgenzon Such a scheme was set up in Morgenzon. Oranjewerkers bought the town in 1982, and in the mid-1990s its population was 400 whites and 6,000 blacks. Alongside this they also developed the plan of ''bolwerke'' ('bastions'), or privately owned farms whose landowners would undertake to stop utilising black labour. Aftermath Eschewing the party political route, the ''Oranjewerkers'' became more of a research group, undertaking a se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lekwa Local Municipality
Lekwa Local Municipality is a South African local municipality situated in the southwest of the Gert Sibande District Municipality of Mpumalanga. Standerton, an urban node, is the seat of the Lekwa Local Municipality. The municipality was inaugurated on the 5th of December 2000 after the amalgamation the Standerton, Sakhile and Morgenzon councils. Agriculture, forestry and fishing constitute about 30% of its economy. It is situated on open grassland plains of the Highveld region, which is traversed by the west-flowing Vaal River, for which it is named. Lekwa is the Sotho name for the Vaal River. Lekwa's first two decades were marked by increasing maladministration, which culminated in a collapse in governance and service delivery by 2020. This had negative consequences for its residents and businesses, the environment, and utilities which were not paid for their services. Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: Politics The mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volkstaat
The concept of a Volkstaat (, "People's State"), also called a Boerestaat, is a proposed view to establish an all-white Afrikaner homeland within the borders of South Africa, most commonly proposed as a fully independent Boer/Afrikaner nation. The concept excludes Afrikaans-speaking coloureds and South Africans of English ancestry, yet is sometimes misunderstood to include them. Following the Great Trek of the 1830s and 1840s, Boer pioneers expressed a drive for self-determination and independence through the establishment of several Boer republics over the rest of the 19th century. The end of apartheid and the establishment of universal suffrage in South Africa in 1994 left some Afrikaners feeling disillusioned and marginalised by the political changes, which resulted in a proposal for an independent Volkstaat. Several different methods have been proposed for the establishment of a Volkstaat. Besides the use of force, the South African Constitution, and international law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owendale, Northern Cape
Owendale is a town in Kgatelopele Local Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located between Postmasburg and Daniëlskuil. An old mining town, it was owned by Pieter du Toit from 1998 to 2006, when it was auctioned. He had reportedly bought the settlement as a base for ''Gemeente van die Verbondsvolk'', a religious cult. Members of the congregation wished to live in an isolated village, but the dearth of available jobs led to the disintegration of the community. Asbestos mining operations had ceased in 1993. Louis Theroux visited the town as part of his 2000 Weird Weekends documentary series, in which the town is described as being for "whites only". See also * Morgenzon * Balmoral, Mpumalanga Balmoral is a town in the Emalahleni Local Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The village was established as a railway station of the '' Oosterlijn'' from Pretoria to Maputo in 1894. The village and railway station were ere ... Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
