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Khutsong is a black township on the West Rand of South Africa, and scene of widespread unrest as of February 2006. It is situated close to the town of Carletonville [1], in the Merafong City Local Municipality of the North West Province. Children in a township near Cape Town in 1989 In South Africa, the term township usually refers to the (often underdeveloped) urban residential areas that, under Apartheid, were reserved for non-whites (Africans, Coloureds and Indians) who lived near or worked in areas that were designated white-only. Soweto (actually...
A map of the West Rand. ...
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Carletonville is a gold mining town in western Gauteng, South Africa. ...
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Following the abolition of cross-border municipalities, the entire Merafong City Local Municipality which includes Khutsong, was transferred from the West Rand District Municipality in Gauteng Province to the Southern District Municipality in the North West Province. The residents of Khutsong objected to the transfer from wealthy Gauteng to the poorer North West. A map of the West Rand. ...
Capital Johannesburg Largest city Johannesburg Area - Total Ranked 9th 17,010 km² Premier (List) Mbhazima Shilowa (ANC) Population - 2001 - 1996 - Density (2001) Ranked 2nd 8,837,172 7,348,423 520/km² (Ranked 1st) Languages isiZulu (21. ...
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Actions taken by residents included an application to the Pretoria High Court [2], and more violent activities, including petrol bombing the homes of African National Congress candidates [3], blocking roads [4], and destroying municipal property. The African National Congress (ANC) is a centre-left political party, and has been South Africas governing party supported by a tripartite alliance between itself, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) since the establishment of majority rule in May 1994. ...
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The 2006 South African municipal elections were held on March 1, 2006, to elect members to the local governing councils in the municipalities of South Africa. ...
External links - Gauteng government page on Khutsong
- Government Notice on transfer of Merafong City Local Municipality
- Merafong City Local Municipality page
- Google News Link on Khutsong
- Additional reporting on Khutsong
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