Saulspoort (also known as Moruleng) is a village at the northern foot of the

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, about 65 km north of

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. It was named after a former baKgatla chief, Tsheole, called Saul by the early settlers. It was established when Henri Gonin, a

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missionary with the

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preaching to the baKgatla tribe, moved to Saulspoort farm, which was owned by the later president

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; Kruger eventually sold the farm to Gonin in 1869. In 1895 the baKgatla purchased most of Saulspoort from Gonin.

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Populated places in the Moses Kotane Local Municipality {{NorthWestZA-geo-stub