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19-531: The Pilanesberg (formerly Pilandsberg ) is a mountain in the North West Province , South Africa . The mountain is an ancient volcanic structure, circular in shape, that rises from flat surrounding plains. It is formed by three concentric ridges or rings of hills, of which the outermost has a diameter of about 24 km. The Pilanesberg is located 100 km to the North-West of Pretoria and
38-718: A constituent college of the University of South Africa in 1921 and an independent university in 1951). These two universities have now merged and the new institution is called North-West University. As part of the Department of Education's proposed plans for higher education, the existing four higher learning institutions will be merged to form two. During 2003, as part of the Year of Further Education and Training project, three mega institutions, Taletso, ORBIT and Vuselela, were established to provide technical and vocational training to
57-408: A legislature. The provincial assembly and premier are elected for five-year terms, or until the next national election. Political parties are awarded assembly seats based on the percentage of votes each party receives in the province during the national elections. The assembly elects a premier, who then appoints the members of the executive council. The premier of North West Province as of 14 June 2024
76-454: A population of just over 3 million. The province's white population is very unevenly distributed. In the southern and eastern municipalities, the white percentage in double figures such as the Tlokwe and Matlosana where the white percentages were 27% and 12% respectively. The province has the lowest number of people aged 35 years and older (5.9%) who have received higher education. Since 1994
95-529: Is Lazzy Mokgosi of the African National Congress . Much of the province consists of flat areas of scattered trees and grassland. The Magaliesberg mountain range in the northeast extends about 130 km (about 80 miles) from Pretoria to Rustenburg . The Vaal River flows along the southern border of the province. Temperatures range from 17 to 31 °C (63 to 88 °F) in the summer and from 3 to 21 °C (37 to 70 °F) in
114-496: Is geologically part of a feature known as the Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex . It is a vast ring dike of a very ancient extinct volcano that last erupted some 1,200 million years ago. The Pilanesberg is one of the largest volcanic complexes of its type; there are few similar alkaline volcanic structures in the world. Different types of syenites , including a number of rare minerals, occur in
133-624: Is a province of South Africa . Its capital is Mahikeng . The province is located to the west of the major population centre and province of Gauteng and south of Botswana . North West was incorporated after the end of apartheid in 1994, and includes parts of the former Transvaal Province and Cape Province , as well as most of the former bantustan of Bophuthatswana . It was the scene of political violence in Khutsong , Merafong City Local Municipality in 2006 and 2007, after cross-province municipalities were abolished and Merafong Municipality
152-532: Is for the greater part enclosed in a protected area known as Pilanesberg National Park . The Elands River flows South of the Pilanesberg in an Easterly direction. There are a number of platinum mines right at the perimeter of the crater formation. The name "Pilanes" comes from a historic Tswana chief named Pilane. Although geographically located within the Witwatersrand range, the mountain
171-461: Is spoken primarily as a second language. Most of the population belong to Christian denominations. (Figures according to Census 2001 released in July 2003). According to the 2007 community survey 90.8% of the province's population was Black (mostly Tswana -speaking), 7.2% as White (mostly Afrikaans speaking), 1.6% as Coloured and 0.4% as Asian . The 2007 community survey showed the province had
190-467: The crater area. The formation of the Pilanesberg occurred 2 billion years ago. As its zenith, the volcano towered to 7,000 metres in height. Over the time, a series of volcanic eruptions occurred. There were further outpourings of lava, craters collapsed, ring fracturing took place around the volcano and magma was squeezed into these fractures. The result is several "onion rings" of rocks of different ages. Erosion over many millions of years has stripped away
209-489: The economy of North West Province is mining, which generates more than half of the province's gross domestic product and provides jobs for a quarter of its workforce. The chief minerals are gold, mined at Orkney and Klerksdorp ; uranium, mined at Klerksdorp; platinum , mined at Rustenburg and Brits ; and diamonds, mined at Lichtenburg , Christiana , and Bloemhof . About 85% of all money-making activities take place between Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom. The economic heart of
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#1732773197256228-444: The mountain and the highest peak. What we see today is not so much a volcanic crater, but a cross section through the magma pipes that were located at great depth below the mountain's summit. This North West Province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . North West Province, South Africa North West ( Tswana : Bokone Bophirima ; Afrikaans : Noord-Wes [ˈnuərt.vɛs] )
247-553: The number of people receiving higher education has increased. After the disbanding of the bantustans , many people migrated to the economic centres of Cape Town and Gauteng . The province had two universities: the North-West University , which was formerly called the University of Bophuthatswana (founded in 1979), in Mmabatho ; and Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (founded in 1869; became
266-561: The province is Klerksdorp. The northern and western parts of the province have many sheep farms and cattle and game ranches. The eastern and southern parts are crop-growing regions that produce maize (corn), sunflowers, tobacco, cotton, and citrus fruits. The entertainment and casino complex at Sun City and Lost City also contributes to the provincial economy. The majority of the province's residents are Tswana people who speak Tswana , as in neighbouring Botswana . Smaller groups include Afrikaans , Sotho , and Xhosa speaking people. English
285-648: The winter. Annual rainfall totals about 360 mm (about 14 in), with almost all of it falling during the summer months, between October and April. North West borders the following districts of Botswana : Domestically, it borders the following provinces: North West Province is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude. The North West Province is divided into four district municipalities . The district municipalities are in turn divided into 18 local municipalities : Population 200,000+ Population 50,000+ Population 25,000+ Population 10,000+ Population < 10,000 The mainstay of
304-636: The youth. These institutions have been incorporated into many of the former education and technical colleges and manpower centres. Lazzy Mokgosi Lazarus "Lazzy" Mokgosi is a South African politician who has been the eighth Premier of the North West since June 2024 and a Member of the North West Provincial Legislature since December 2022. He is a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and in August 2022
323-419: Was elected to a four-year term as Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the party's North West branch. According to City Press , Mokgosi was elected to the party office on a slate of candidates aligned to Nono Maloyi , who was elected ANC Provincial Chairperson at the same party elective conference. Mokgosi won the position in a contest against Paul Sebegoe ; he received 353 votes against Sebego's 311. He
342-639: Was sworn into the provincial legislature in December, reportedly after the ANC amended its party list to elevate him. He filled a casual vacancy arising from the resignation of Wendy Matsemela earlier that month. Mokgosi joined the Provincial Executive Council in July 2023, taking over as the MEC for Social Development from Boitumelo Moiloa . Following the 2024 general election , Mokgosi
361-427: Was transferred entirely to North West. Merafong has since been transferred to Gauteng province in 2009. This province is the birthplace of prominent political figures: Lucas Mangope , Moses Kotane , Ahmed Kathrada , Abram Onkgopotse Tiro , Ruth Mompati , J. B. Marks , Aziz Pahad , and Essop Pahad , among others. The Provincial Government consists of a premier , an executive council of ten ministers, and
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