Polokwane


Capricorn
The geographical Line of Latitude that lies approximately 23 degrees south of the Equator is called the Tropic of Capricorn. This line runs through Southern Africa, Australia and South America.  In South Africa the Tropic of Capricorn runs through the northern part of Limpopo Province (formerly Northern Transvaal) and gives […]

Capricorn Region


Polokwane
The City of Pietersburg (Polokwane) in the Northern Transvaal was founded in 1868 by the Voortrekkers and named in honour of their General Petrus Jacobus (Pieter) Joubert. In 2005 the government renamed it by the North Sotho name Polokwane   meaning “Place of Safety”. Polokwane is today the capital of the […]

Polokwane