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KaNyamazane, previously known as Lekazi, is a township in the City of Mbombela Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa and is situated approximately 26 kilometres (16.2 mi) east of its mother city, Mbombela.[2]
KaNyamazane
Lekazi | |
|---|---|
  KaNyamazane  KaNyamazane | |
| Coordinates: 25°17′02″S 31°06′11″E / 25.284°S 31.103°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Ehlanzeni |
| Municipality | Mbombela |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 34,593 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.9% |
| • Coloured | 0.5% |
| • White | 0.4% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • SiSwati | 86.6% |
| • Tsonga | 3.0% |
| • Zulu | 2.9% |
| • English | 2.5% |
| • Other | 1.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1214 |
| PO box | 1214 |
| Area code | 013 |
It is bordered by the neighbouring townships of Msogwaba and Daantjie to the north and Tekwane to the west.[2]
History
editIt was established in 1978 as a labour reserve of Nelspruit (now renamed to Mbombela) and was recognised as a homeland township under the bantustan of KaNgwane. It was also formed as a result of a housing project for the employees of a mining processing company based in Nelspruit. The project, a joint initiative of the mining company and the Pretoria-based National Building Research Institute, allowed for several grades of home ownership. The project mainly encompassed basic types of housing which had to be completed by the owner, with supposed assistance from the company. The state also declared that it would make provision for semi-public and public land to be developed for communal use, by the community itself.[2]
By 1980 a considerable number of families had settled in the houses built in KaNyamazane, but little or no communal activity had taken place, clearly displaying the limitations of self-assistance schemes for African citizens under apartheid conditions.[3] The town is near Mbombela Stadium, where some games of the FIFA 2010 cup were held.[2]
Roads
editKaNyamazane is mainly accessed by:
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place KaNyamazane". Census 2011.
- ^ a b c d "KaNyamazane Township, Mpumalanga | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "KaNyamazane Township, Mpumalanga | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 2024-09-05.