QwaQwa
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QwaQwa | |||||||||
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| 1974–1994 | |||||||||
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Witsieshoek | |||||||||
| Common languages | Sesotho English Afrikaans | ||||||||
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| History | |||||||||
• Self-government | 1 November 1974 | ||||||||
• Re-integrated into South Africa | 27 April 1994 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1980[1] | 620 km2 (240 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1980[1] | 157,620 | ||||||||
• 1991[2] | 542,886 | ||||||||
| Currency | South African rand | ||||||||
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| Today part of | South Africa | ||||||||
QwaQwa was a
The frequent snow on the Drakensberg mountain peaks led the San to call the region "Qwa-Qwa" (whiter than white). In Afrikaans it was known as "Witsieshoek", after Oetse (also Witsie and Wetsi), a Makholokoe chief who lived there from 1839 to 1856.[3]
Three tribes lived in the region, the Makholokoe,
History
On 1 November 1974, QwaQwa was granted self-government, with
After 27 April 1994, QwaQwa was dissolved, following the
The municipality also comprises the towns of Harrismith and Kestell. Together, they have a combined population of 385 413, of which about 80% lives in the former QwaQwa. The population is divided as follows: 98.09% Black; White 1.68%; Coloured 0.09% and Asian and/or Indian 0.13%.
The place was also a major educational centre in the old apartheid days, with at least 80% of schools in the present Free State province having teachers that were educated in the former homeland. It has a fully functional university, but its teachers' colleges have been turned into FETs (Further Education and Training) colleges. The university was called "Uniqwa" under the University of the North before 1994, but it since has been incorporated into the University of the Free State (UFS) and renamed "UFS QwaQwa Campus".
The bantustan of QwaQwa had only one district in 1991,
Notable people from Qwa-Qwa
- Seipati Seoke - Lesedi FM Presenter and 2020 DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards
- South African Broadcasting Corporation(SABC)
See also
- Chief Ministers of QwaQwa
References
- ISBN 978-1-57607-674-3. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ^ a b "Census > 1991 > RSA > Variable Description > Person file > District code". Statistics South Africa - Nesstar WebView. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ Raper, PE. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names". Human Science Research Council. p. 478. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ Flags of the world Discussion of name and history. Retrieved 10 April 2006.
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