Zebediela is a group of villages in
Capricorn District Municipality
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of
Limpopo
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Province,
South Africa
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. It is situated south-east of
next to
Lebowakgomo. It is well known for the production of
citrus
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fruits (mainly
oranges
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).
The proper name of the place is Sebetiela, the name of former (now late)
Ndebele
Ndebele may refer to:
*Southern Ndebele people, located in South Africa
*Northern Ndebele people, located in Zimbabwe and Botswana
Languages
* Southern Ndebele language, the language of the South Ndebele
*Northern Ndebele language
Northern ...
chief of the area. However, the fame of the citrus farm led to the use of Zebediela instead.
it is also known as ZB, Zbee or Dinamuneng(Place of oranges)
The official name of Zebediela is Sebetiela, also the name of the former (now late)
Ndebele
Ndebele may refer to:
*Southern Ndebele people, located in South Africa
*Northern Ndebele people, located in Zimbabwe and Botswana
Languages
* Southern Ndebele language, the language of the South Ndebele
*Northern Ndebele language
Northern ...
chief of the area. However, the fame of the citrus farm led to the use of Zebediela instead.
it is also known as ZB, Zbee or Dinamuneng (Place of oranges)
All the villages (
Moletlane,
Mogoto,
Mathibela,
Rakgwatha,
Matome,
Makushwaneng,
Madisha Leolo,
Motserereng,
Madisha Ditoro,
Magatle,
Mapatjakeng,
Makweng,
Ga-Mamogwaša,
Rafiri,
Molapo,
Makgophong,
Drogte,
Volop,
Ga-Ledwaba,Khureng,Mehlareng,Molapo,Makgophong,Bolahlakgomo,
Dichoeung,
Beldrif,
Malatane,
7 stard and many more) under Zebediela have their own chiefs (
inDunas), and those chiefs fall under the late King
Sello Kekana III (the royal leader of Zebediela).
Zebediela is home to the
Zebediela Citrus Estate (), one of the largest citrus estates in the country. Most of the citrus products produced at the estate are exported to the international market and the rest supplied to local markets.
The dominating language in the area is
Northern Sotho
Northern Sotho, or as an endonym, is a Sotho-Tswana language spoken in the northeastern provinces of South Africa. It is sometimes referred to as or , its main dialect, through synecdoche.
According to the South African National Census o ...
, the second largely spoken native language is
'Sedhebele sa se Moledlane' which is a home language of the Kekana Royal family, and there are smaller portions of people speaking
Afrikaans
Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans gra ...
,
Venda
Venda () was a Bantustan in northern South Africa, which is fairly close to the South African border with Zimbabwe to the north, while to the south and east, it shared a long border with another black homeland, Gazankulu. It is now part of the ...
, and
Tsonga.
The dominant language in the area is
Northern Sotho
Northern Sotho, or as an endonym, is a Sotho-Tswana language spoken in the northeastern provinces of South Africa. It is sometimes referred to as or , its main dialect, through synecdoche.
According to the South African National Census o ...
. The second largely spoken native language is
'Sedhebele sa se Moledlane' which is also the native language of the Kekana Royal family. A smaller percentage of people in the area speak
Afrikaans
Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans gra ...
,
Venda
Venda () was a Bantustan in northern South Africa, which is fairly close to the South African border with Zimbabwe to the north, while to the south and east, it shared a long border with another black homeland, Gazankulu. It is now part of the ...
, and
Tsonga.
Local tourist attractions include the
Leshoka Thabang Game Reserve (next to
Ga-Rafiri) and Zebediela Country Club in
Farm Kleinwonder.
Notable natives of Zebediela include singers and songwriters
Umanji and
Steve Kekana
Tebogo Steve Kekana (4 August 1958 – 1 July 2021) was a South African singer and songwriter. He began his musical career in the 1980s. He attended and completed his studies at UNISA.
Life and career
Kekana was born in Zebediela, Transvaa ...
, as well as singer/rapper
Senyaka.
Known football players
Alex Bapela,
Hlompho Kekana,Amanda Manku,
Paseka Mako,
Puleng Tloloane and the late
Motjeka Madisha are from ZB as it is colloquially called. Phalane also plays football in big league DSTV League.
Ramaranka Mogotlane and Dr.
Edith Kekana-Phaswana, businesswoman
Florence Nkuna-Mabobo and
Seponono Kekana also hail from Zebediela.Lantshene
Shopping & Entertainment
Zebediela plaza is the main shopping center for all surrounding villages with Notable retailers like Shoprite, KFC, Debonaires pizza etc.
For refreshments and night life, ZB residents favourite chilling spot is Andy's pub well known as Ga Stan at Mathibela township, also Cassablanca tarven located oppisite to Zebediela Plaza and many others all around the area.
Healthcare
Groothoek hospital was one of the biggest hospitals in the northern province before it was shut down, after that, there was construction of Zebediela hospital situated in Magatle and Lebowakgomo hospital at block A's.
Unjani clinic is also located at moletlane towards mogoto next to discount supermarket. There are also other private general health practitioners and many traditional doctors.
Hospitality
Commuters who are seeking to rest are usually catered by Maliming Lodge which is on the outskirts of moletlane towards Immerpan.
There is also The Bridge Botique lodge whereby flamboyant lifestyle of the youthful Zebedielans can be found and seen here, fashion events, summer fashion lifestyle and musical gigs.
References
Populated places in the Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality
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