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It was one of the first community broadcasters in South Africa to be given an FM licence. It is known for contemporary music and is operated by UP's student base. Radio Pretoria is a community-based radio station in Pretoria, South Africa, whose programmes are aimed at Afrikaners. It broadcasts 24 hours a day in stereo on 104.2 FM in the ...
Guthrie code. S.30A [1] Pretoria Taal, or Pretoria Sotho (affectionately called Sepitori/S'pitori by its speakers), [2] is the urban lingua franca of Pretoria and the Tshwane metropolitan area in South Africa. It is a combination of Sepedi-Tswana and influences from Tsotsitaal, Afrikaans and other Bantu languages of the region.
SA Sign Language. 0.5%. At least thirty-five languages are spoken in South Africa, twelve of which are official languages of South Africa: Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, South African Sign Language, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, and English, which is the primary language used in parliamentary and state discourse, though all ...
Tsotsitaal and Camtho. Creolized by 1930, used until ca. 1980. [1] Now L2 only. Tsotsitaal is a South African vernacular dialect derived from a variety of mixed languages mainly spoken in the townships of Gauteng province (such as Soweto, Soshanguve, Tembisa ), but also in other agglomerations all over South Africa.
Pretoria founded by Voortrekkers to be the capital of the new Transvaal Republic. 1867 Cullinan diamond field discovered near Pretoria. 1873 University of South Africa founded. De Volkstem Dutch/English-language newspaper begins publication. 1874 Burgers Park layout of Pretoria's first botanical gardens. 1877 British annexation of the Transvaal ...
Voortrekker Monument. / 25.77639°S 28.17750°E / -25.77639; 28.17750. The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of Pretoria in South Africa. The granite structure is located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854. It was designed by the architect Gerard Moerdijk .
South Africa is known for its ethnic and cultural diversity. Almost all South Africans speak English to some degree of proficiency, in addition to their native language, with English acting as a lingua franca in commerce, education, and government. [ 1][ 2] South Africa has eleven official languages, but other indigenous languages are spoken by ...
Limpopo ( / lɪmˈpoʊpoʊ /) is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. [ 5] The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is situated in Lebowakgomo. The province is made up of three former homelands ...