Breyten
Breyten | ||
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PO box 2330 | ||
| Area code | 017 | |
Breyten is a small farming town in
The town was built upon the Bothasrust farmstead, which itself was granted to one Lukas Potgieter as compensation for his losing a leg during the First Boer War. The farm was later sold to Nicolaas Breytenbach, a field cornet during the Second Boer War, after whom the town was named in 1906.[3]
Breyten was once a vibrant
Breyten continues to be a mining community, with the majority of the population still employed in collieries such as Tselentis and Spitzkop of the Imbawula Group.[4] Coal is still the most transported good out of Breyten. A leather factory named JCB Leather Works can also be found in Breyten. Breyten now features a private college called Xtensive ICT Academy, which is centered around information technology training.
Notable people
- Ahmed Timol - Anti-apartheid activist and communist
- Naas Botha - National rugby union team player
- Vusi Shongwe - Politician, former acting Premier of Mpumalanga, current MEC for the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Breyten". Census 2011.
- ^ "Breyten". www.mpumalanga.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Raper, P. E. (1987). "Dictionary of South African Place Names" (PDF). Stellenbosch University Language Centre.
- ^ "Xstrata sells two S.African collieris to Imbawula". Reuters. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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