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'''Schoonoord''' is a town in [[Sekhukhune District Municipality]] in the [[Limpopo]] province of [[South Africa]]. |
'''Schoonoord''' is a town in [[Sekhukhune District Municipality]] in the [[Limpopo]] province of [[South Africa]]. |
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The name Schoonoord is Dutch, it is imposed on the natives of this area by colonialist who settled in the area. They established a police station, post office and magistrate court. The offices were referred to as " ka lekgoweng" meaning at the whiteman's place. |
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The South African government established the bantustans also known as the homelands. The northern homeland for Bapedi people was called Lebowa which is Sepedi for North. It is located in the Transvaal in north eastern South Africa. |
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The Lebowa administration had offices across the homeland, the Sekhukhune Office was responsible for the community management of the schoonoord area. It is located on the foot of Kgalatlou Mountain which is on the border of Kgoshi Tshesane and Kgoshi Seopela compound. Kgalatlou mountain forms part of the Leolo mountains range which spread North towards Ga-Nchabeleng and South towards Stofberg. |
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The administration offices included home affairs office where people from neighboring villages came for birth registration and Identity documents. During the Lebowa administration people travelled largely by buses (BIC) across the homeland. They travelled from surrounding villages to Schoonoord and the bus stop was a hive of activity that attracted enterprenuers. The movement of people towards the offices resulted in a small scale economic development in the village. The selling and buying of fruits, vegetables and refreshments dominated trade, and the makeshift stalls formed a commercial landscape of the village. |
The administration offices included home affairs office where people from neighboring villages came for birth registration and Identity documents. During the Lebowa administration people travelled largely by buses (BIC) across the homeland. They travelled from surrounding villages to Schoonoord and the bus stop was a hive of activity that attracted enterprenuers. The movement of people towards the offices resulted in a small scale economic development in the village. The selling and buying of fruits, vegetables and refreshments dominated trade, and the makeshift stalls formed a commercial landscape of the village. |
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The formal trading was a preserve of a handful of families that included the Maloma’s and Mogale’s who established their businesses in the 1970’s and maintained them through generations until the 2010’s. From 2011 Asians brought indomitable competition in both formal and informal trade. |
The formal trading was a preserve of a handful of families that included the Maloma’s and Mogale’s who established their businesses in the 1970’s and maintained them through generations until the 2010’s. From 2011 Asians brought indomitable competition in both formal and informal trade. |
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Revision as of 13:10, 17 September 2018
Template:Infobox South African town 2011 Schoonoord is a town in Sekhukhune District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The name Schoonoord is Dutch, it is imposed on the natives of this area by colonialist who settled in the area. They established a police station, post office and magistrate court. The offices were referred to as " ka lekgoweng" meaning at the whiteman's place.
Traditional Leadership
Kgoshi Maloma
Kgoshi Mashegoana
Kgoshi Seopela
Kgoshi Tshesane
Administration
The South African government established the bantustans also known as the homelands. The northern homeland for Bapedi people was called Lebowa which is Sepedi for North. It is located in the Transvaal in north eastern South Africa. The Lebowa administration had offices across the homeland, the Sekhukhune Office was responsible for the community management of the schoonoord area. It is located on the foot of Kgalatlou Mountain which is on the border of Kgoshi Tshesane and Kgoshi Seopela compound. Kgalatlou mountain forms part of the Leolo mountains range which spread North towards Ga-Nchabeleng and South towards Stofberg. The administration offices included home affairs office where people from neighboring villages came for birth registration and Identity documents. During the Lebowa administration people travelled largely by buses (BIC) across the homeland. They travelled from surrounding villages to Schoonoord and the bus stop was a hive of activity that attracted enterprenuers. The movement of people towards the offices resulted in a small scale economic development in the village. The selling and buying of fruits, vegetables and refreshments dominated trade, and the makeshift stalls formed a commercial landscape of the village. The formal trading was a preserve of a handful of families that included the Maloma’s and Mogale’s who established their businesses in the 1970’s and maintained them through generations until the 2010’s. From 2011 Asians brought indomitable competition in both formal and informal trade.
Learning Institutions
Kgalatlou High School
Makatane High School
Semashego Primary School
Schoonoord Primary School
References
B Tsesane
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Municipalities and communities of Sekhukhune District Municipality | ||
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District seat: Groblersdal | ||
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