Seshego is a township in the
Polokwane Local Municipality
The Polokwane Local Municipality (or simply Polokwane Municipality) is a local municipality located within the Capricorn District in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It shares its name with the city of Polokwane (formerly Pietersburg).
Polo ...
of the
Capricorn District Municipality
Capricorn is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The district is named after the Tropic of Capricorn which runs through it. The capital of Capricorn is Polokwane. The vast majority of its 1,261,463 people speak Northern Sot ...
of the
Limpopo
Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is ...
province of the
Republic of South Africa. The township lies directly northwest of the city of
.
History
Between 1972 and 1974 Seshego was the capital of the non-independent
Bantustan
A Bantustan (also known as Bantu homeland, black homeland, black state or simply homeland; ) was a territory that the National Party administration of South Africa set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South West Africa (now ...
of
Lebowa
Lebowa was a bantustan ("homeland") located in the Transvaal in northeastern South Africa. Seshego initially acted as Lebowa's capital while the purpose-built Lebowakgomo was being constructed. Granted internal self-government on 2 October ...
, which was abolished in 1994. The township's industries produce food, beverages, tobacco, textiles, wearing apparel, leather goods, wood and wood products, fabricated metal products, machinery, and equipment. Many of Seshego's inhabitants commute to Polokwane for employment.
Zones
Seshego is divided into residential 8 zones. The
Economic Freedom Fighters leader
Julius Malema grew up in Zone 1 in an area called
Masakaneng. The
Seshego Dam
Seshego is a township in the Polokwane Local Municipality of the Capricorn District Municipality of the Limpopo province of the Republic of South Africa. The township lies directly northwest of the city of Polokwane.
History
Between 1972 and 197 ...
is a dam on the
Molautsi River/
Blood River
Blood River ( af, Bloedrivier; zu, Ncome) is situated in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This river has its sources in the hills south-east of Utrecht; leaving the highlands it is joined by two important tributaries that originate in the Schurvebe ...
in the western side of the town.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as
mild semi-arid (BSk).
Notable people
*
Julius Malema leader of the
Economic Freedom Fighters
References
Populated places in the Polokwane Local Municipality
Townships in Limpopo
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