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Thaba 'Nchu Thaba 'Nchu is a town in Free State, South Africa, 63 km east of Bloemfontein and 17 km east of Botshabelo. The population is largely made up of Tswana and Sotho people. The town was settled in the 1830s and officially established in 1873. The town grew larger following the 1913 Natives' Land Act that stated Thaba 'Nchu as a homeland for Tswana people. It was known among the Voortrekkers as Blesberg (blazed mountain, bald mountain). Moroka II, chief of the Boo-Seleka section of the Barolong, migrated here in 1833. A decade earlier, his clan was driven from
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Thaba 'Nchu Thaba 'Nchu is a town in Free State, South Africa, 63 km east of Bloemfontein and 17 km east of Botshabelo. The population is largely made up of Tswana and Sotho people. The town was settled in the 1830s and officially established in 1873. The town grew larger following the 1913 Natives' Land Act that stated Thaba 'Nchu as a homeland for Tswana people. It was known among the Voortrekkers as Blesberg (blazed mountain, bald mountain). Moroka II, chief of the Boo-Seleka section of the Barolong, migrated here in 1833. A decade earlier, his clan was driven from
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years. Following the death of his wife he moved to Roseville in Sydney. He died on 28 October 1961, in Concord Repatriation Hospital, Sydney. He was buried in Springvale Cemetery, Victoria. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. James Rogers (Australian soldier) James Rogers, VC (4 July 1873 – 28 October 1961) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Rogers received his award for his actions at Thaba 'Nchu in Orange Free State on 15
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James Rogers (Australian soldier) James Rogers, VC (4 July 1873 – 28 October 1961) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Rogers received his award for his actions at Thaba 'Nchu in Orange Free State on 15 June 1901 while serving in the South African Constabulary during the Second Boer War. James Rogers was born on 4 July 1873 in Moama, New South Wales, the son of John Rogers, a Welsh-born farmer, and his wife Sarah Louisa, née Johnstone,
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swiftly assisted him with draught oxen and a liberal provision of supplies. The Boer party was also assisted in returning to a refugee camp at Thaba 'Nchu, named "Moroka's Hoek". The Boer leader held a war council with the Barolong chiefs, Moroka and Tauana, where a Boer-Barolong-Griqua allegiance was formed, which shortly routed Mzilikazi, who then founded the kingdom of Matabeleland. Thaba 'Nchu was considered a friendly native state of the boer-governed Orange Free State, established in 1854. It, however, became an insular territory during the Basotho Wars, during which the Basotho were expelled from its vicinity. In the apartheid
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October 1863, with three priests and two teachers. George Mitchell was the first priest ordained in the Diocese, in 1865. The Cathedral was completed and consecrated in 1866. The Brotherhood of St Augustine of Hippo was established in the diocese a year later with Canon Beckett and seven members. Together they built the first Anglican church in Thaba Nchu, completed in 1868. This pioneering community established the Church’s work in Thaba Nchu and in places as far apart as Wepener and Harrismith and continued faithfully from their house at Modderpoort until their work was taken over by the Society of
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Becoana" which was a political, non-partisan newspaper consisting of current affairs and opinion pieces that interested black people. It was edited by Sol Plaatje. The land on which the old Moroka Hospital building was built was donated by W.Z Fenyang and James Moroka.The hospital is a government hospital and serves the people in the Thaba Nchu region. W.Z. Fenyang Walton Zacharias Fenyang (W.Z. Fenyang) was a central figure of the political establishment of Thaba Nchu as an independent reserve in South Africa. He was one of the Barolong members of the Thaba Nchu board. Walton Zacharias Fenyang was the grandchild
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W.Z. Fenyang Walton Zacharias Fenyang (W.Z. Fenyang) was a central figure of the political establishment of Thaba Nchu as an independent reserve in South Africa. He was one of the Barolong members of the Thaba Nchu board. Walton Zacharias Fenyang was the grandchild of the leader of the Barolong, Chief Tshipinare. W.Z. Fenyang was educated in Healdtown. He later became the chief of the Barolong subgroup of the Tswana people. Fenyang owned a large farm at Rietfontein in the Thaba Nchu reserve. Fenyang had a close association with Sol Plaatje and was one of Ellen Kuzwayo's grandfathers’ friends who lived
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their land of origin, over the Vaal, by Mzilikazi, and sojourned at Motlhanapitse, in what is now the western Free State. Upon reaching an agreement with king Moshoeshoe I, they settled at Thaba 'Nchu, where their numbers were augmented by other Barolong scattered by Mzilikazi. These Batswana people accepted the Voortrekkers as allies. The first Voortrekkers to stay here on their northward journeys were Louis Tregardt and Hans van Rensburg. Thaba 'Nchu subsequently became a safe meeting place for leaders such as Hendrik Potgieter, Piet Uys and Gerrit Maritz. After Potgieter's trek was attacked and plundered at Vegkop, Moroka II
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For a time Mitchell ran the mission at Thaba 'Nchu unassisted. The Revd William Crisp joined the mission at Thaba 'Nchu, where Mitchell continued until 1880 – save for a period when he visited England. In 1880 Mitchell was appointed to a new mission at Kimberley, then still part of the Diocese of Bloemfontein, where he served the mining compounds and co-founded the parish of St Matthew’s, Barkly Road. He remained in Kimberley in his retirement and was still active as a priest in what was by then the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman in 1913. St Matthew’s was founded
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trail, a traditional Tswana site, and amenities for various activities and adventures in the reserve. The reserve has been named after the political town hero Dr. Maria Moroka. Much of the surrounding land is arable, which has been employed for large scale farming of both commercial and domestic nature. The town is also known for the Aran hand-knitted woolen garments made by local craftspeople. Thaba 'Nchu Thaba 'Nchu is a town in Free State, South Africa, 63 km east of Bloemfontein and 17 km east of Botshabelo. The population is largely made up of Tswana and Sotho people. The town
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became its President in 1963. Zacharias Richard Mahabane Richard Zaccheus Mahabane was born in the town of Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State and his parents were farmers. After his primary school education at a local Methodist Mission School in Thaba Nchu, he attended the Morija Mission Institute in Basutoland now, Lesotho which was the homeland of his father, an establishment of the Paris Evangelical Mission. In 1901 at the age of twenty, he qualified as a teacher there, he then later gave up teaching to become a court interpreter in a career that lasted until 1908. Later during 1908 he
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Zacharias Richard Mahabane Richard Zaccheus Mahabane was born in the town of Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State and his parents were farmers. After his primary school education at a local Methodist Mission School in Thaba Nchu, he attended the Morija Mission Institute in Basutoland now, Lesotho which was the homeland of his father, an establishment of the Paris Evangelical Mission. In 1901 at the age of twenty, he qualified as a teacher there, he then later gave up teaching to become a court interpreter in a career that lasted until 1908. Later during 1908 he began theological training at the
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Alina Lekgetha Alina Molebogent Nancy Lekgetha, born Alina Molebogent Nancy Ditheko (27 August 1918 – 2 February 1992) was the Deputy Minister of Health of the Bantustan Bophuthatswana, co-founder of the Bophuthatswana Nursing Council and the main driver in the establishment of the Department of Nursing in the then University of Bophuthatswana (now Mafikeng Campus of the North-West University). Alina Molebogent Nancy Lekgetha was born on 27 August 1918 in Thaba Nchu in the Free State province of South Africa. Her parents raised her as a Methodist. Unlike many members of the Thaba Nchu community, her family did not seek
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Moroka to South Africa, arriving at Bloemfontein in November 1864. Mitchell became part of the burgeoning first generation of Anglican church workers to join the new Diocese of Bloemfontein, formed under its inaugural bishop, Edward Twells, in 1863. Within a month of his arrival, on 18 December 1864, Mitchell was ordained deacon, in Bloemfontein, and he took up residence at Thaba ‘Nchu on 10 May the following year. Thaba 'Nchu was at the time the capital of an independent Barolong polity within the Free State, ruled by Kgosi (Chief) Moroka II (it was annexed to the Free State in 1884
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George Mitchell (priest) The Revd George Mitchell was a missionary priest of the Anglican Church serving in the Free State, South Africa, from 1864, and afterwards at Kimberley, who pioneered early translation of liturgical Epistles and Gospels and portions of the Book of Common Prayer into Setswana. He was born near Mintford in England in 1835 and died in Kimberley, South Africa. Mitchell attended St Augustine's College in Canterbury, where he became acquainted with fellow student Samuel Moroka, son of the Barolong ruler of Thaba 'Nchu, South Africa. He determined to take up missionary work at Thaba 'Nchu and accompanied
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of Bloemfontein. It was there that he was ordained priest in 1866. Crisp was stationed at Thaba 'Nchu, working alongside the Revd George Mitchell, in 1871-76; and he served there again in 1881-86 after Mitchell had gone on to Kimberley. Crisp was responsible for the Thaba 'Nchu mission’s printing press, on which Mitchell’s and his own translations of portions of the Book of Common Prayer and hymns were printed. Crisp had also prepared a Catechism and other works in Setswana. In 1871 Crisp had written to the newly arrived Bishop Webb that he and Mitchell were able to converse with
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and settling what is now known as Makwasie in the North West. Maidi’s people then settled in Botswana before moving to Thaba-Nchu (where they lived side-by-side with Kgosi Moroka’s people). After spending time in Thaba-Nchu, they settled in Potchefstroom before moving to Manthe. The group led by Maidi joined the Balthaping and became known as the Balthaping Ba-Ga-Maidi. Nowadays, the Batlhaping people are found mostly in the Northern Cape and the North West of South Africa. Two of the most prominent groups from the tribe are Batlhaping Ba Ga Phuduhutswana and Balthaping Ba-Ga-Maidi. Batlhaping ba ga Phuduhutswana live mostly in
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areas, wildlife day tours, tennis, mini golf and caberet shows. Maria Moroka Nature Reserve Maria Moroka National Park is named after Dr Maria Moroka, an anti-Apartheid activist.The national park is near Thaba Nchu in the Mangaung District of the Free State Province, South Africa . The park perimeter surrounds the Montloatse Setlogelo Dam which is a popular angling area.The Thaba Nchu (Tswana for "Black Mountain") mountain range is to the north of the national park, and is considered the spiritual homeland of the Basotho people. The national park comprises grassland vegetation. The area is a summer rainfall region with most
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Maria Moroka Nature Reserve Maria Moroka National Park is named after Dr Maria Moroka, an anti-Apartheid activist.The national park is near Thaba Nchu in the Mangaung District of the Free State Province, South Africa . The park perimeter surrounds the Montloatse Setlogelo Dam which is a popular angling area.The Thaba Nchu (Tswana for "Black Mountain") mountain range is to the north of the national park, and is considered the spiritual homeland of the Basotho people. The national park comprises grassland vegetation. The area is a summer rainfall region with most rain falling between November and March. The winter season between
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professed a certain contempt for him". On 30 April 1900, Maximov led the Hollander Corps in the Battle of Thaba Nchu, where he was seriously wounded. During the battle, Maximov fought with the British Army Captain Beachcroft Towse and fired the shot that blinded Towse in both eyes while at the same time Towse fired a shot into Maximov. As Towse was awarded a Victoria Cross, the battle of Tabu Nchu brought international attention to Maximov, through the British press falsely reported that Maximov had been killed.. At Taba Nchu, Maximov suffered a splintered shoulder, a badly damaged shoulder blade
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the Voortrekkers reached the area of Winburg, there were no other tribes or inhabitants. The nearest community was that of a Tswana tribe under Chief Makwana at Thaba Nchu, 60 km south east of the town and the Basotho tribes in the mountains of the current Lesotho, 100 km east of the town. The trade of cattle for land between the Vaal and Vet Rivers, undertaken by Andries Pretorius and the Bataung Chief Makwana in 1836, led to the settlement of a dispute between the African tribes. The Voortrekkers offered protection for Chief Makwana from the Tswana tribes, against the
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began crossing the Vaal River and skirmishing with Ndebele regiments. On 16 October 1836, a Boer column under Hendrik Potgieter was attacked by a Ndebele force numbering some 5,000. They succeeded in seizing Potgieter's livestock, but were unable to penetrate his laager. One of the Tswana chiefs, Moroko, later convinced Potgieter to pull his wagons back to the safety of Thaba-Nchu - where his men could seek food and protection. In January 1837, over a hundred Boers and around sixty Tswana returned with a vengeance. Led by Potgieter and Gerrit Maritz, they raided Mzilikazi's settlement at Mosega and drove him
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as source of cheap labour for the city of Bloemfontein. A subsidised bus service was established, and Botshabelo was declared decentralisation point. This means that Botshabelo was to become an industrial development point in order to reduce the distance between place of employment and place of residence. In 1988, an approximate 14 500 people were commuting on a daily basis between Botshabelo and Bloemfontein. This meant that 55% of Botshabelo's work force was employed outside the city. In 1994, after the disestablishment of the apartheid government, Bloemfontein, Botshabelo, and Thaba Nchu became part of Motheo District Municipality. The Motheo District
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Winnie Kgware Winnie Motlalepula Kgware (1917 – 1998) was a South African anti-Apartheid activist within the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM). She was elected as the first president of the Black People’s Convention (BPC), a BCM-affiliated community-based organisation in 1972. Winnie Kgware was born in Thaba Nchu in the Orange Free State in 1917. Growing up in the racially divided Free State, before the institutionalisation of racism through Apartheid, she was politically inclined and encouraged the youth to be active in political structures. Heeding her call, the youth formed a branch of the South African Student Movement and established a School
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following the death of Moroka’s adopted son and successor Tshipinare). In a report of June 1865 Twells recorded that Mitchell was “studying the language” (SeTswana) and “commencing the mission work”. Deacon Mitchell was recalled to Bloemfontein in 1867, to extend work there through the newly established St Patrick’s mission. Mitchell was ordained by Twells to the priesthood on Trinity Sunday 1869 - the first occasion of the ordering of a priest in the diocese – and was sent to assist Canon Beckett of the Brotherhood of St Augustine, who was at Thaba 'Nchu prior to the brotherhood’s relocation to Modderpoort.
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as a base for missionary work in the area, but conflict in the region prevented the first group of brothers from settling there right away. The Brotherhood thus established itself initially at Springfield near Bloemfontein, starting its missionary work at Thaba Nchu. Three of the group of seven fell away before the Brotherhood finally occupied Modderpoort in the autumn of 1869. Initially they occupied a cave. A priory and a sandstone chapel dedicated to St Augustine of Hippo were built by the brothers. Modderpoort was taken over, in 1902, by the Anglican Society of the Sacred Mission (SSM). Brotherhood of
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be approved by the municipality in 1956. Physical buffers such as the railway line and roads were put into place to separate black ethnic groups, the white and coloured population.11 000 housing structures, of which approximately 6 000 were government built rental accommodation, were erected in Mangaung between 1952- 1968. In 1968, Mangaung faced serious housing shortages when as much as 3000 to 6000 housing units were needed. To counter this problem, a 55 km east ward expansion called Botshabelo was added in 1979. The Bloemfontein municipality channelled of all black urbanisation to Thaba Nchu and Botshabelo. Botshabelo was developed
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Boer hunters who crossed the Vaal River. Reprisals followed, and in November 1837 the Boers decisively defeated Mzilikazi, who thereupon fled northward and eventually established himself on the site of the future Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. In the meantime another party of Cape Dutch emigrants had settled at Thaba Nchu, where the Wesleyans had a mission station for the Barolong. The emigrants were treated with great kindness by Moroka II, the chief of that tribe, and with the Barolong the Boers maintained uniformly friendly relations after they defeated Mzilikazi. In December 1836 the emigrants beyond the Orange drew up in general
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mountains where King Moshoeshoe I had started to forge the Basotho nation that would later become Lesotho and the wooded valleys of Zululand proved a more difficult proposition. Here the Boers met strong resistance, and their incursions set off a series of skirmishes, squabbles, and flimsy treaties that would litter the next 50 years of increasing white domination. The Great Trek first halted at Thaba Nchu, near present-day Bloemfontein, where the trekkers established a republic. Following disagreements among their leadership, the various Voortrekker groups split apart. While some headed north, most crossed the Drakensberg into Natal with the idea of
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to Sydney in September 1874. While in Sydney, Smythe added tenor Edward Armes Beaumont, basso Agostino Giuliano Susini and the American contralto Cassie Everett Dyer (Mrs. A. H. Cutter) to Goddard's company. 1874 was also the year that Mary Ellen Christian gave birth to a son by Smythe, Robert Christian Holmes Smythe (1874 Manly Beach, New South Wales-1900 Thaba-Nchu, South Africa). It is to be noted that a Mr. Holmes had been performing in a musical company with her and that the New Zealand press referred to Mary Ellen as Mrs. Holmes when Smythe was clearly the father. In 1875,
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in 1979 while visiting Belgium and later that year he had bypass surgery in South Africa. After the operation Claerhout's art underwent a colour evolution from the initial Flemish inspired earthy palette to one of brightness. His artistic legacy includes other media such as sculpture, wall-paintings, monotype and linocut, stained glass drawings and crayon. Claerhout donated much of the earnings from his versatile artwork to fund the building of housing and schools and support the people of his mission in and around Bloemfontein and Thaba Nchu. In 2002, Claerhout caused an uproar when he revealed that several of his artworks
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pleaded for mitigation and rejected ANC's principles of racial equality and was soon expelled from the party. The district hospital in Thaba Nchu is named in his memory. He was a Christian. James Moroka James Sebe Moroka, OLG (16 March 1891 – 10 November 1985) was a medical doctor and a politician, who was the president of the African National Congress 1949–1952. Moroka was elected as the president of the ANC by the support of the African National Congress Youth League and its leaders Walter Sisulu and Nelson Mandela in December 1949. During Moroka's presidency, the ANC started to implement
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George Marshall. Members of Marshall's Horse may have been involved in the Relief of Mafeking against the Boer's Siege of Mafeking as well as the Battle of Elandslaagte. They were involved in combat at Thaba Nchu under General Ian Hamilton an event related in Winston Churchill's "Ian Hamilton's March". They also fought at Israel's Poort on 25 April 1900. Captain Gethin (pictured above) was killed that day. Marshall himself was wounded. Lord Roberts mentioned their performance in dispatches. In the march on Pretoria John Stirling wrote in his book "The Colonials in South Africa", "Marshall's Horse frequently took a prominent
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and served the hospital until she was granted long leave due to ill health. After leaving Lovedale she joined her sister, Majombozi in Thaba ‘Nchu where she eventually died in 1919 at the age of 39. A statue of Cecilia Makiwane was erected by the nurses of South Africa at the Lovedale Hospital in 1977. A postage stamp was issued in 1982 to honour local heroine Cecilia Makiwane by the short-lived republic "Ciskei", now known as the Eastern Cape. The Cecilia Makiwane Nurse's Recognition Award for health care professionals, was introduced by the South African government in 2002 in her
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en Agnietie Pieters van de Caab. On New Year's Day 1837 he joined the Trek at the Voortrekker Bearer at Thaba Nchu and accompanied Andries Pretorius the next year on his Wen Commando and wrote the diary of the expedition. In 1839 he settled in Pietermaritzburg as an attorney but returned to the Cape Colony in 1840. In 1848 he acted as teacher and Clerk of the Church Council at Fauresmith. He became a teacher in Potchefstroom in 1865 where he died in 1887. The Bantjes gold mine was named after his eldest son, Jan Gerritze (1843-1914), a prospector who
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jointly by Mitchell and Canon W.H.R. Bevan. In 1882 Mitchell secured the land on which the church was to be built. It was erected in 1888 and dedicated by the Bishop of Bloemfontein on 2 June 1889. As he mastered the Serolong (Setswana) language, Mitchell prepared translations of the liturgical Epistles and Gospels and portions of the Book of Common Prayer. These were printed on the mission press at Thaba 'Nchu in 1875. They were “revised and greatly enlarged in their scope” by William Crisp. George Mitchell (priest) The Revd George Mitchell was a missionary priest of the Anglican Church
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in his spare time he concentrated on his art. Claerhout was a self-taught painter who created landscapes and figures in oil paint. He started painting more after relocating to Thaba Nchu in 1960, and became famous for his unique style, which used vivid colors and incorporated items such as donkeys, sunflowers and figures of people he met through his everyday life. His work was inspired by Christian spirituality and Claerhout he painted biblical scenes. He also worked in pastel, ink, pencil and charcoal. In May 2000, Claerhout painted a golden bird on the flyleaf of a book that he gifted
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Botshabelo Botshabelo, meaning "a place of refuge", is a large township set up in 1979 by the then apartheid government 45 km east of Bloemfontein in the present-day Free State province of South Africa. Botshabelo situated on the N8 road (South Africa) road and it was once the second-largest township in South Africa (after Soweto). The population comprises mainly people who speak Southern Sotho and Xhosa. The township had over 350 000 inhabitants . As many people moved away from the farms in the Free State, they looked for places to stay in the region of Thaba Nchu, another homeland
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to join an infantry brigade and divisional commander Major-General Ian Hamilton who marched on 30 April. During the night 4th Cavalry brigade was sent up as reinforcement and the Boers now heavily outnumbered by Broadwoood on the flank, beat a hasty retreat on 1 May, but not before inflicting heavy casualties on the cavalry. These brilliant marches covered hundreds of miles, such as the latter from Kaalfontein to Thaba Nchu. But the next month another 300 miles would be traversed interspersed with episodic periods of fierce fighting. On 3 May Broadwood despatched a squadron led by Viscount Sudley, a captain
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husband of Mmanthatisi), the Batlokwa lived in Nkoe (also spelled Nkwe) and then later moved to Sefate. The name of the Batlokwa capital reflected their totem – the leopard. This area Nkwe/Sefate in Verkykerskop near Harrismith (Thaba-Nchu) which was occupied by Batlokwa, was declared a provincial heritage site in the Free State in 2016. At a young age, she was married off to a cousin, Mokotjo, who was the chief of the Batlokwa. The two married in a typical dynastic alliance. Their first child, a daughter, was born around 1800 and she was named Nthatisi. It is customary in the
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Higgs was awarded the gold medal of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie van Wetenskap en Kuns. Cecil Higgs Cecil Higgs (28 June 1898, Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State - 16 June 1986, Cape Town, South Africa) was a South African artist. She was the third child and second girl of the five children of Clement Higgs and his wife Florence. In 1912, Higgs's father died at the age of 50. In 1916, Higgs became a boarder at the Wesleyan Girls' High School (now Kingswood College) in Grahamstown. Her oldest brother, Clement jr., was killed in 1916 in World War I. Higgs briefly
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Cecil Higgs Cecil Higgs (28 June 1898, Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State - 16 June 1986, Cape Town, South Africa) was a South African artist. She was the third child and second girl of the five children of Clement Higgs and his wife Florence. In 1912, Higgs's father died at the age of 50. In 1916, Higgs became a boarder at the Wesleyan Girls' High School (now Kingswood College) in Grahamstown. Her oldest brother, Clement jr., was killed in 1916 in World War I. Higgs briefly enrolled in the Grahamstown School of Art in 1918, however in 1920 she sailed
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Eastern Free State his home and along with his new wife set about the fulfilment of his dream of creating a classic English country estate in the wilds of Africa. Having purchased the foundation of the estate from a man named Prynn he christened his venture Prynnsberg in 1881. The estate – which in its heyday covered over 20,000 hectares of land lies on the edge of the Maluti Mountains under a sandstone cliff in the Thaba Nchu District. The house began as additions to the original single story farmhouse and became a three-story, 20-room manor, constructed of finely crafted
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dot the grasslands. Some of South Africa's most valued San (Bushman) rock art is found in the Free State, particularly in the regions around Clarens, Bethlehem, Ficksburg, Ladybrand and Wepener. Sesotho is the dominant home language in most of the province. isiZulu is the major language in the far eastern municipality of Phumelela. Setswana is the main language in Tokologo in the northwest, and in and around the area of Thaba Nchu. The Free State is the only province in South Africa with a Sesotho majority. Afrikaans is widely spoken throughout the province, as a first language for the majority
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first captured during the fighting at Sanna's Post in the Orange Free State. He gave himself up in order to obtain information on the enemy, which he did, and then he escaped from his guards and succeed in reaching British occupied Bloemfontein safely after two days and nights on the run. The second time he was captured was while trying to warn a British column approaching Thaba' Nchu. He came upon a group of Boers hiding on the banks of the river, toward which the British were even then advancing. Cut off from his own side, Burnham chose to signal
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produced by George Mitchell. In 1885, on the printing press at Thaba 'Nchu, he published his translation of the "New Testament" in the Serolong dialect of Setswana, "Testamente e Ncha". Other works included his "Notes towards a Secoana grammar" (1880), an enlarged second edition of which was published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in 1886. A revised Setswana "Book of Common Prayer", with Psalms, was published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in 1887 – later to be still further revised by the Revd Charles Clulee and Bishop Henry Bousfield, in 1911. In addition to his translation work,
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of the Upper Molopo River. The Madibi goldfields are some south of the town. Mahikeng is the headquarters of the Barolong Boo Ratshidi people. The town was founded by Molema Tawana (c. 1822 – January 1882). Born in Khunwana during the "difaqane" period, Molema was the son of Kgosi Tawana of the Tshidi Barolong. Molema's brother and close confidant, Montshiwa, later became chief. During the period that the Tshidi Barolong resided at Thaba Nchu, where they found refuge during the difaqane, Molema was converted to Christianity by the Wesleyan missionaries based there. Molema's son and heir, Silas Molema, was educated
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era, it formed part of the area set aside for the bantustan of Bophuthatswana, nominally ruled by the then President Lucas Mangope. It was then a trading centre. Following the establishment of a hotel and casino by Sun International during that time, it has become a major tourist attraction in the Free State, due to its proximity to Bloemfontein. Geographical features include the promontories of the Lesotho mountains, suitable for large lands with ample game, wherein a game reserve, the Maria Moroka Nature Reserve, has been maintained. A variety of wildlife and bird species are found here, besides a hiking
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trail. Tregardt started the northward trek with eight families besides his own, and was joined by the trek of Johannes (Hans) van Rensburg, another farmer living in exile. Tregardt and Van Rensburg were the first of the voortrekkers to pass near Thaba Nchu, where the Barolong tribe of chief Moroka II was resident. Upon reaching the Strydpoortberg in the current Limpopo Province, Tregardt and Van Rensburg parted ways, after Tregardt argued that Van Rensburg was expending his ammunition excessively in his pursuit of ivory. Van Rensburg would not be seen again; he and his trek of forty-nine persons were killed
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Thaba Nchu, where they formed a Voortrekker government and decided to move to Natal. Potgieter was not in favour of this plan and stayed behind in the Free State. In 1838, after Piet Retief and his party were killed by Dingane, and other Voortrekker parties were attacked at the Bloukrans and Bushman Rivers, Potgieter and another leader, Pieter Lafras Uys assembled a military force. To prevent schism and discord, the new Voortrekker leader in Natal, Maritz, diplomatically pronounced that both Uys and Potgieter were to be in command. However, a struggle between the hot-headed Uys and Potgieter ensued. The divided
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of Bloemfontein, which held Bloemfontein's water works. A British mounted force under Brigadier General Robert George Broadwood which had earlier attacked other Boer positions at Thaba 'Nchu, was withdrawing there. Broadwood's force consisted of Q and U Batteries of the Royal Horse Artillery, a composite regiment of the Life Guards, the 10th Hussars, the Royal Irish Regiment, the New Zealand and Burma Mounted Infantry, and Roberts's Horse and Rimington's Guides (which were light horse units raised from English-speaking South Africans). De Wet sent 1600 of his men under his brother Piet to attack Broadwood from the north, while he himself
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1848 and 1854 led to Bloemfontein becoming an administrative, commercial and legal hub. This development attracted a community of skilled and semi-skilled Black people, Coloureds and Indian South Africans as workers, professionals and farm labourers. Government records at the time refer to the people of colour who settled in the city as “Bastard,” “Bushmen,” “Fingo,” “Griqua” and “Hottentot,” among other derogatory terms. Among the women who settled in Bloemfontein during this period were professionals and domestic workers, who were the wives of middle class men. Many of the people of colour came from Thaba 'Nchu, Lesotho and were Tswana people
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They were folded into the Imperial Yeomanry as C Company, 1st Battalion, which arrived in South Africa in 1900 and saw its first action on 5 May at Thaba 'Nchu. It served for 18 months, as mounted rifles rather than cavalry, and came under fire 65 times, though more men were lost to sickness than enemy action. On their return to the UK in July 1901, the men of the 1st Battalion were absorbed back into their parent regiments, and the veterans of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars endowed the regiment with its first battle honour, "South Africa 1900–01". In April
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could disappear completely due to decreasing use. The first newspaper, Koranta ea Becauna was founded in Mafikeng in 1901, but the newspaper collapsed at the end of May 1909 because of financial difficulties. Along with his family, Plaatje left Mafikeng for Kimberly, where the Seleka Barolong of the Tswana Nation funded the establishment of Tsala ea Batho. The Seleka Barolong were wealthy business people who lived in the Wesleyan Methodist mission community of Thaba Nchu in the Orange Free State. The first edition of Tsala ea Becauna was published in June 1910. It was a four-page weekly aimed at Tswana
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Later that month Colonel Pilcher's retreat was covered by a Blues squadron and battery. Composite Household Cavalry Regiment reinforcements consisting of two officers and 20 troopers drawn from all three Household regiments, under 1st Life Guards command had arrived at Bloemfontein on 20 April for a well earned rest, while the Blues were still bivouacked. The Blues under Sir John French were left on the road: the line of retreat was blocked by De Wet who moved to cut off the convoys sent along the Thaba Nchu-Bloemfontein Road. Still in Broadwood's brigade, the Household Cavalry Regiment marched to Krantz Kraal
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May and August is clear although temperatures can drop to below freezing at night. Frost are frequent in the winter and snowfall occasionally occurs in the mountainous regions. The animals found in the reserve include several species of mammals such as Burchell's zebra, black wildebeest, eland, springbok, blesbok, red hartebeest and the white rhino. There are also more than 100 different bird species including many water fowl species which frequent the Montloatse Setlogelo Dam. The blue crane also frequents the reserve. There is a small 8km hiking trail to the Thaba Nchu mountain. Other activities include braai (barbecue) facilities, picnic
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all his Grahamstown interests, but continued dispensing from the farm. For a long time Ludwig Krebs had been thinking about an expedition north of the Orange and Vaal Rivers. Accordingly, accompanied by his nephew Carl Klemper, he left his farm in March 1838 with four wagons. His route was through the present-day Aliwal North, Jammersberg near Wepener, Thaba Nchu, north-east toward Clocolan, Mpharane near Ficksburg, and northwards to the Makwassie area. He crossed the Sand River near the present Senekal and followed it westward, and then northwards to the Vals River. He went west again crossing the Vaal River, probably
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them across piecemeal. They reached Thaba Nchu on 15 February 1841 and continued north across the Vet River Difficulties with the purchase of horses delayed their departure until mid-April. Crossing the Sand and Vals Rivers, they reached Kroonstad where they spent some days collecting and preserving birds. On 8 May they reached the Vaal River, and were prevented from crossing it until 17 May, by severe snow and rain on 13 May. Continuing north they made their way to the Magaliesberg entering the Magalies River catchment on 31 May. The Magalies River valley was teeming with game, and they spent
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Huisun Forest Recreation Area The Huisun Forest Recreation Area () is a forest in Ren'ai Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. The forest is managed by the Department of Agriculture of National Chung Hsing University (NCHU). The name "Huisun" was taken from the late president of NCHU, Tang Hui-sun, who passed away when exploring the forest. The forest was established in 1916. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China, the forest was managed by the Taiwan Provincial College of Agriculture and named Nenggao Forest. In 1963, the forest was renamed to Huisun Forest. The forest covers an
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area of 74.77 km and located at an altitude of 450-2,419 meters above sea level. It consists of 500 meters deep canyons and waterfalls. The forest features six hiking trails. The forest is accessible by bus from Puli Township. Huisun Forest Recreation Area The Huisun Forest Recreation Area () is a forest in Ren'ai Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. The forest is managed by the Department of Agriculture of National Chung Hsing University (NCHU). The name "Huisun" was taken from the late president of NCHU, Tang Hui-sun, who passed away when exploring the forest. The forest was established in 1916. After
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NCHU V/STOL UAV NCHU V/STOL UAVs are several Chinese UAVs developed by Nanchang Hangkong University (NCHU), most of which are experimental aircraft used to explore different V/STOL technologies, and some of these UAVs are used to explore aircraft carrier landing technologies. Flourish General Aviation UAV (Chang-Sheng Tong-yong Wu-Ren-ji or Changsheng Tongyong Wurenji, 昌盛通用无人机) is an experimental UAV developed by NCHU to gain knowledge in aircraft carrier landing. The existence of Flourish UAV is revealed to the public in 2011 when it won a first place in an UAV competition held in Beijing that year. Flourish UAV has conventional layout and
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is powered electrically, and it adopts a combination of remote control and autonomous control to ensure successful carrier landing. Specification: Flying Pack Horse (Fei-Xing Tuo-Ma, 飞行驮马) UAV is a VTOL UAV developed by NCHU. Originally developed in August 2013 as a team project of a group of three NCHU students including Mr. Chen Shi-Wei (陈世威), Mr. Hao Xian-Ping (郝宪平) and Mr. Duan Jin-Tan (段进坦) as their graduation project, the future potential of the design was realized by others and NCHU decided to continue the project, which was overtaken by a new team of NCHU students headed by Mr. Tan Chao
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Free State conquered the whole Lowlands, Moshoeshoe requested British protection which was granted in March 1868 when Lesotho on the eve of the Boer attack on Thaba Boisu, became a British territory. Thaba Bosiu was the only territory which remained invincible. On 27 December 1966, Moshoeshoe II organised protest meetings which culminated in a prayer meeting at Thaba Bosiu. This was a reaction to Prime Minister Chief Leabua Jonathan’s governance (leader of the Basotho National Party - BNP). Moshoeshoe II contested the legitimacy of the BNP governance and his lack of executive powers in the governance of Lesotho. When the
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by Brilliance Auto. Specification: NCHU UAV NCHU UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Nanchang Hangkong University (NCHU), some of which have entered service with various Chinese governmental establishments. The Common Ringed Plover (Jian-Heng or Jianheng, 剑鸻) is a fixed wing UAV developed by NCHU, which can take-off either on water or on land. The Common Ringed Plover made its public debut in September 2013 at the 2nd AVIC Cup international UAV innovation competition, and placed 17th out of a total of 76 designs. NCHU is currently developing a drone that is capable of both high speed and low speed cruise.
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NCHU UAV NCHU UAVs are Chinese UAVs developed by Nanchang Hangkong University (NCHU), some of which have entered service with various Chinese governmental establishments. The Common Ringed Plover (Jian-Heng or Jianheng, 剑鸻) is a fixed wing UAV developed by NCHU, which can take-off either on water or on land. The Common Ringed Plover made its public debut in September 2013 at the 2nd AVIC Cup international UAV innovation competition, and placed 17th out of a total of 76 designs. NCHU is currently developing a drone that is capable of both high speed and low speed cruise. The drone is capable
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total production was 7,808 tonnes, which was 5.19 per cent of the totals in the country. The major crop was maize, while wheat, sorghum, beans and peas were the other crops planted. The total production of maize was 5,720 tonnes, beans was 318 tonnes, sorghum was 285 tonnes, peas was 775 tonnes and wheat was 710 tonnes as of 2008. Community councils of Thaba-Tseka District are Bokong, Khutlo-se-Metsi, Linakeng, Tenesolo, Litsoetse and Thaba Tseka Urban. Constituencies of Thaba-Tseka District are Mantsonyane, Mashai, Semena, Thaba-Moea and Thaba-Tseka. As per the 1968 Local Government Repeal Act - Development Committees Order No.9 of
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nationalism. On the 19 May 1998, following the end of apartheid, it was renamed again, getting the name "Thaba Tshwane". Thaba Tshwane should not be confused with the much larger City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, that was created in 2000, which includes Pretoria (including Thaba Tshwane). Thaba Tshwane Thaba Tshwane is a military base (or military area), in Pretoria, South Africa. The oldest building in the complex is the South African Garrison Institute, what is now known as the Army College. Lord Kitchener laid the cornerstone on 12 June 1902. Today the installation is home to: Founded around 1905 by
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Ha Rasefale, Ha Seqhoasho, Ha Sethuoa-Majoe, Ha Sikeme, Ha Tlalinyana (Likoeneng), Ha Tšitso, Letlapeng, Letšeng, Mabote, Mantorina, Meeling, Moriting, Mosoang, Motse-Mocha, Pontšeng, Sekhutlong, Thaba-Chitja, Tsekana, Tšenekeng and Tšoeu-tšoana. Semonkong Semonkong is a community council located in the Maseru District of Lesotho. Semonkong, meaning "Place of Smoke", was established in the 1880s as a refuge for Basotho displaced by the Gun War. It is located close to several major natural features, including the Maletsunyane Falls and the 3096-metre peak of Thaba Putsoa. The population in 2006 was 7,781. The community of Semonkong includes the villages of Boitumelo, Ha Farelane, Ha Khonyeli,
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Urban Goblin are not the same size. Out of three ducted fans of Urban Goblin, two small ones are the same size and attached to the main ducted fan, which is much larger. All three ducted fans are equipped with two blade rotors. Specification: VTOL UAV (Chui-Zhi Qi-Jiang Wu-Ren-Ji, 垂直起降无人机) is a very little known VTOL UAV currently under development by NCHU. It is intended for various missions such as aerial photography, cinematography, surveying, advertisement, communication relay and air drop of emergency medication during disaster relief. Standard equipment include visible light camera and imaging infrared camera. NCHU V/STOL UAV NCHU
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Preservation and Presentation of Thaba Bosiu, the national monument to preserve this historical landmark. This mountain has become a tourist attraction, with a conference centre, a cultural village and many rondavel type of accommodation. In 1996, Moshoeshoe II was buried on the mountain, joining Moshoeshoe I. To keep the cultural significance, several political organisations held meetings or rallies at Thaba Bosiu. For example, Lekhotla la Bafo (a political organisation) held many meetings on top of the mountain. In 1957, Lekhotla la Bafo held a joint meeting with the Basotoland Congress Party (BCP) at Thaba Bosiu. Thaba Bosiu Thaba Bosiu is
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Moshoeshoe I and his people took occupation of this mountain in July 1824. He named it Thaba Bosiu (loosely translated – Mountain at Night) because he and his people arrived at night. To intimidate his enemies, he spread news that the mountain grew larger than usual at night. Moshoeshoe I was able to offer cattle and protection to those fleeing the ravages of Mfecane/Difaqane Wars. When Moshoeshoe settled in Thaba Bosiu, he sent for many people to be wound up by his regiments. They were given food and shelter. The plateau's large area meant it could hold enough livestock and
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Thaba Bosiu Thaba Bosiu is a sandstone plateau with an area of approximately 2 km and a height of 1,804 meters above sea level. It is located between the Orange and Caledon Rivers in the Maseru District of Lesotho, 24 km east of the country's capital Maseru. It was once the capital of Lesotho, having been King Moshoeshoe's stronghold. Thaba Bosiu was used as a hideout by Moshoeshoe I and his subjects after they migrated from Butha-Buthe in 1824 escaping the ravages of the Difaqane/Mfecane Wars. The plateau formed a natural fortress which protected the Basotho in times of war.
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Thaba-Tseka District Thaba-Tseka is a district of Lesotho. Thaba-Tseka is also the name of the district's capital or camptown, which is the only town in the district. In the east, Thaba-Tseka borders on the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders on Mokhotlong District in northeast, Leribe District in north, Berea District in northwest, Maseru District in west, Mohale's Hoek District in southwest and Qacha's Nek District in the southern direction. The district is one of the major tourist attractions in Lesotho because of the second largest arch dam in Africa Katse Dam. As of 2016, the district had
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Hongyan # 3, 鸿雁 # 3) is a very little known Chinese unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) developed by NCHU. The UCAV sometime are erroneously referred as Swan Swallow (鸿燕) instead, because in Chinese, swallow and goose are both pronounced the same, as Yan, however, the correct name is Swan Goose, not Swan Swallow. Swan Goose is intended for ground attack missions and the existence of Swan Goose is revealed in the description of UAV research institute of NCHU. The general designer of Swan Goose 3 is Dr. Yan Zhao-Wu (闫兆武). Tilt Ducted Fan UAV is an experimental UAV developed
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of carrying a Luneburg lens to adjust radar cross section to different levels. In addition, it is also capable of carrying an infrared intensifier to increase its infrared signature as a target. This drone is mainly intended to support surface-to-air or air-to-air weaponry development. Flourish General Aviation UAV (Chang-Sheng Tong-yong Wu-Ren-ji or Changsheng Tongyong Wurenji, 昌盛通用无人机) is an experimental UAV developed by NCHU to gain knowledge in carrier landing. The existence of Flourish UAV is revealed to the public in 2011 when it won a first place in an UAV competition held in Beijing that year. Flourish UAV has conventional
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Ha Sehlahla, Ha Sekharume, Ha Thebane, Ha Tjako, Ha Tsiu (Koeneng), Ha Tšoarelo, Khamolane, Khatleng, Khohlong, Khohlong (Hleoheng), Khubetsoana, Khutlang, Letlapeng, Liphakoeng, Litenteng, Macheseng, Makhausing, Makoetjaneng, Manganeng, Mapetleng, Matebeleng, Mpokochela, Ntšilile, Phororong, Rolong, Sefateng, Sehlabeng-sa-hae, Shoella, Taung, Thabaneng and Thoteng. Thaba-Kholo Thaba-Kholo is a community council located in the Thaba-Tseka District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 10,241. The community of Thaba-Kholo includes the villages of Bothoba-Pelo, Ha Botala, Ha Fisane, Ha Khetsi, Ha Khomari, Ha Kou, Ha Lali, Ha Lepolesa, Ha Lethibella, Ha Mafa, Ha Mafike, Ha Makara, Ha Makhala (Kholokoe), Ha Marontoane, Ha Mateu, Ha Matsosa, Ha
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Thaba-Kholo Thaba-Kholo is a community council located in the Thaba-Tseka District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 10,241. The community of Thaba-Kholo includes the villages of Bothoba-Pelo, Ha Botala, Ha Fisane, Ha Khetsi, Ha Khomari, Ha Kou, Ha Lali, Ha Lepolesa, Ha Lethibella, Ha Mafa, Ha Mafike, Ha Makara, Ha Makhala (Kholokoe), Ha Marontoane, Ha Mateu, Ha Matsosa, Ha Mokebisa, Ha Moketane, Ha Mokhafi, Ha Mokhoro, Ha Mokolana, Ha Mokone, Ha Mokotjo, Ha Molupe, Ha Mosa, Ha Mosiroe, Ha Motsiba, Ha Ngope, Ha Nnamo, Ha Nthoana, Ha Nyolo, Ha Phefo, Ha Poho, Ha Poho (Hleoheng), Ha Rahlabi, Ha Rahlolo,
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Sani Top (Sekiring), Sekhutloaneng, Seroala-Nkhoana, Taung, Terai Hoek, Thaba-Bosiu, Thaba-Ntšo (Ha Setai) and Tiping. Makheka, Thaba-Tseka District Rapoleboea is a community council located in the Thaba-Tseka District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 11,533. The community of Rapoleboea includes the villages of Aupolasi, Bokhoasa, Ha Chakatsa, Ha Jakopo, Ha Joalane (Lekhalong), Ha Khatho, Ha Khoali, Ha Korotla Taung, Ha Kutoane, Ha Machokoloane, Ha Makoko, Ha Makunyapane, Ha Mapheele, Ha Mongali, Ha Mosehle, Ha Motsiba, Ha Nkune, Ha Qena, Ha Raletsoai, Ha Salemone, Ha Shoaepane, Ha Thokho, Ha Tjope, Laleng, Lekhalong, Lelibohong, Linakeng, Lithakong, Lulang, Maheising, Mahooeng, Majoe-Matšo, Makanyaneng, Malothoaneng,
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layout and is powered electrically, and it adopts a combination of remote control and autonomous control to ensure successful carrier landing. The HT-180 is a turbojet powered subsonic drone currently under development by NCHU. The HT-180 has a cylindrical fuselage with a pointed nose cone and swept wings. Side intake are mounted between the swept wing and tailplanes. Specifications: Long endurance fixed-wing UAV (Chang-Hang-Shi Gu-Ding-Yi Wu-Ren-Ji, 长航时固定翼无人机) is a very little known UAV currently under development by NCHU. It is intended for various missions such as aerial photography, cinematography, surveying, and even air drop of emergency medication during disaster relief.
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two rooms. Moshoeshoe I had four other stone buildings erected as part of his compound – three of which were rectangular and one cylindrical. Many Basotho believe that the mountain preserved magical properties. One belief is that if an individual takes some dirt from the mountain, he will find that it is gone in the morning, having returned to the mountain. As also mentioned above, news was spread as a form of intimidation to the enemies that the mountain grew larger at night. When Mzilikazi attempted to attack Moshoeshoe I at Thaba Bosiu, trying to gather strength after escaping Shaka
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Bosiu by Dr Propser Lautre (1818–1893) of the Paris Evangelical Mission Society. Eleven months after the death of Wepener, his son – Dick Wepener – and four of his friends went to Thaba Bosiu to collect his father's remains for a proper burial. King Moshoeshoe I's son – Tladi – took Dick to where his father was buried. This is when Tladi told Dick that his father;s heart had been eaten by warriors. His body was taken to be buried at the family farm in Constantia. The pass at Thaba Bosiu known as Khubelu pass where Wepener was killed is
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Medium Mark A Whippet light tank was purchased for the Union Defence Force and was operationally employed during the 1922 Rand revolt. The tank in question is now on display at the Army College at Thaba Tshwane. The formation of an armoured corps was proposed in 1924. An armoured car section was formed the next year when two Vickers machine gun-armed Crossley armoured cars and two medium tanks were imported from Britain. During the severe economic depression of 1933, the government established the Special Service Battalion (SSB) on 1 May 1933 as a job opportunities and social upliftment project. The
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October to April. Though it rains during all the months of the year, groundwater is limited on account of run-offs. The region has a temperate climate on account of the elevation and is humid during most parts of the year. The temperature in low lands vary from to in the winter. Thaba-Tseka District Thaba-Tseka is a district of Lesotho. Thaba-Tseka is also the name of the district's capital or camptown, which is the only town in the district. In the east, Thaba-Tseka borders on the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders on Mokhotlong District in northeast, Leribe District
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to take only half his available strength, about 1000 men, leaving behind the 2nd Foot, most of the 74th Foot, some of his cavalry and his smaller artillery. No spare ammunition for the infantry would be taken. Moshoeshoe had established his headquarters on the steep-sided Berea plateau at Thaba Bosiu in the Phuthiatsana valley. Cathcart's tactics were to advance on Thaba Bosiu in three widely separated columns and link up at midday in front of the stronghold. Any available cattle were to be rounded up and driven back to base. The left column of 233 cavalry under Lieutenant-Colonel G.T.C. Napier
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Thaba Mokhele Thaba Mokhele is a community council located in the Mohale's Hoek District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 18,135. The community of Thaba-Mokhele includes the villages of Boikhutsong, Five Rand, Ha 'Mako, Ha Belemane, Ha Biane, Ha Bokoro, Ha Chefa, Ha Faetoa, Ha Jimi, Ha Kaphe (Maholong), Ha Kaphe (Moreneng), Ha Khanyane, Ha Khoale, Ha Kholoane, Ha Kooko, Ha Lisene, Ha Mabaka, Ha Mahlelebe, Ha Mahooana (Mahahaneng), Ha Mako (Ha Folatsane), Ha Mako (Mahlalela), Ha Mapuru, Ha Maqeba, Ha Maqoala, Ha Masita, Ha Matseo, Ha Moeletsi, Ha Mohale, Ha Mokhothu, Ha Mokunyane, Ha Moloche, Ha Monakalali, Ha
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Shao, Ha Teleka, Ha Tibisi, Ha Tšita, Ha Welephi (Sekoaing), Kamora Thaba, Lehonyeling, Letlapeng, Letsoapong, Lichecheng, Liphafeng, Litšoeneng, Mabeleteng, Makhetheng, Malosong, Maqomeng, Meeling, Motse-Mocha, Phocha, Pontšeng, Porotong, Sehlabaneng, Sekoaing, Sekokoaneng, Swatsi, Tafoleng (Ha Leihloana), Thaba-Chitja, Thaba-Chitja (Liphookoaneng), Thaba-Chitja (Mpharane), Thabang (Ha Leihloana), Thobai and Toalaneng (Toalaneng). Seforong Seforong is a community council located in the Quthing District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 9,720. The community of Seforong includes the villages of Aupolasi, Bethane, Ha 'Malitlhare, Ha 'Mampiletso, Ha 'Ngoae, Ha Filane, Ha Kokoropo, Ha Leihloana, Ha Lesholu, Ha Mabusetsa, Ha Maime, Ha Maisa, Ha Mankata, Ha Mankata (Khohlong),
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Lithakaling, Maboneng, Makhaloaneng, Makutoaneng, Maqoala, Matsatseng, Matsaung, Matsekeng, Matsoapong, Motsekong, Nk'hunk'hu, Nkoboto, Noka-Ntšo, Nomoroane, Ntširele, Patisa, Phahameng, Phohlokong, Pontšeng, Sehlabaneng, Senekane, Terai Hoek (Ha Molomo), Thabana- Ntšonyana, Thabaneng-tsa-Marole, Thoteng and Tutululung. Thaba Mokhele Thaba Mokhele is a community council located in the Mohale's Hoek District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 18,135. The community of Thaba-Mokhele includes the villages of Boikhutsong, Five Rand, Ha 'Mako, Ha Belemane, Ha Biane, Ha Bokoro, Ha Chefa, Ha Faetoa, Ha Jimi, Ha Kaphe (Maholong), Ha Kaphe (Moreneng), Ha Khanyane, Ha Khoale, Ha Kholoane, Ha Kooko, Ha Lisene, Ha Mabaka, Ha Mahlelebe, Ha Mahooana
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by a bullet on his head. He is the only enemy ever to reach the mountain top and has been linked to it as Khubelu pass is also known as Wepener's pass. The siege of Thaba Bosiu continued until January 1866 when General Jan Fick and his men returned to Free State to reorganise. Due to being starved after the siege, the Basotho signed a treaty in April 1866, in which they agreed to surrender 3 000 cattle. They also surrendered more than two-thirds of their arable land. At the time, Basotho faced large scale starvation and thus Moshoeshoe and
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his subjects agreed to the Orange Free State terms. The land they forfeited during this treaty included conquered territory on the west of the bank of the Caledon River and Orange River. This left Basotho with an incredibly reduced cultivable area close to Thaba Bosiu, as well as 32km of arable soil on the east bank of the Caledon River. Villagers, however, did not vacate the surrendered territory and in March 1867, Orange Free State President Johannes Henricus Brand ordered both a resumption and intensification of Free State military action. After the Third Free State Basotho War, in 1867 when
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approximately 53 hectares. The university owns four experimental forests located in New Taipei City, Nantou County, Taichung City, and Tainan City, respectively. It also owns two experimental farms located at Wufeng and Wuri Districts in Taichung City. NCHU has eight colleges: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Engineering, Law, Liberal Arts, Life Sciences, Management, Science, and Veterinary Medicine. NCHU participates in the Taiwan International Graduate Program in Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences of Academia Sinica, Taiwan's most preeminent academic research institution. National Chung Hsing University National Chung Hsing University (NCHU; ) is a research-led comprehensive university in South District, Taichung, Taiwan. Currently,
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(谭超) and Mr. Yang Dai-Jing (杨代京). Flying Pack Hore is powered by three rotors, and the tailrotor is slightly larger than the other two to achieve better flight control and stability in flight. Specification: G 20 UAV is a fixed wing UAV developed by NCHU and the general designer is Yan Zhao-Wu (闫兆武). Like Flourish, another UAV developed by NCHU, G20 is also originally intended to explore aircraft carrier landing technology. Unlike other Chinese UAVs including Flourish UAV described above, which are used to explore different control method for landing on aircraft carrier, G 20 UAV is mainly intended to
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Thaba Tshwane Thaba Tshwane is a military base (or military area), in Pretoria, South Africa. The oldest building in the complex is the South African Garrison Institute, what is now known as the Army College. Lord Kitchener laid the cornerstone on 12 June 1902. Today the installation is home to: Founded around 1905 by the British Army, and called Roberts Heights after Lord Roberts. The area was subsequently renamed "Voortrekkerhoogte" ("Voortrekker Heights") in 1939 by the government of the Union of South Africa, following the beginning of the building of the nearby Voortrekker Monument, at a time of growing Afrikaner
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as the 'time of troubles' (previously known as 'Difaqane'). During the early 19th century Shaka raided many smaller chiefdoms along the eastern coast of Southern Africa (modern day Kwa-Zulu Natal), incorporating parts of them into his steadily growing Zulu chiefdom. Various small clans were forced to flee the Zulu chief. An era of great wars of calamity followed, known as the "time of troubles/Difaqane". It was marked by aggression against the Sotho people by the invading Nguni clans. The attacks also forced Moshoeshoe to move his settlement to the Qiloane plateau. The name was later changed to Thaba Bosiu or
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Zulu's rule; they were unsuccessful in their conquest. European invaders in 1852 and the Boers of the Orange Free State were unable to storm Moshoeshoe's mountain during the siege of Thaba Bosiu on 18 August 1865. Louw Wepener and 6 000 armed Boers volunteered to charge Thaba Bosiu. Their strategy was simply for the Free State Artillery (Vrystaatse Artillerie Regiment) to bombard the top of the mountain. As they approached, only 100 Boers were still with Wepener by 5pm and others had retreated to the Boer lines. Wepener made it to the top of Khubelu pass only to be struck
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we Sizwe and the Azanian People's Liberation Army in April 1996, and when a new series of military orders, decorations and medals was instituted on 27 April 2003. The Louw Wepener Decoration is a silver medallion, 38 millimetres in diameter, which depicts the mountain peak of Thaba Bosigo, with two men on horseback at its foot. Below the horsemen are the words "THABA BOSIGO, 1865" and around the circumference are the words "LOUW WEPENER" at the top and "DECORATION • DEKORASIE" at the bottom. The reverse has the , with the decoration number impressed at the bottom on the rim.
Louw Wepener Decoration
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Wetsie). They left a place called Thaba Kholokoe which is near Standerton in Mpumalanga, and settled at Thaba Kholo near Bethlehem, Free State. Witsie then went ahead to look for another place and that is when he decided that he and his people would settle in Qwaqwa. They first moved at the foot of a mountain called Fika Patso (Split Rock) before moving to Mohlomong near where the old Qwaqwa government building was situated which now seats the offices of the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality. It was while living in Mohlomong that Witsie discovered a cave near Monontsha Village. Having
Witsie's Cave (Lekhalong la Witsie)
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large engine is positioned just like the remaining three smaller ones providing major lift, and once airborne, the larger engine would tilt 90 degree to provide thrust in level flight. The process is reversed during landing operations. The complete name NCHU gives to this Tilt Ducked Fan UAV is New Type Multifunctional Tilt Ducked Fan UAV (Xin-Xing Duo-Gong-Neng Qing-Xie-Zhuan Han-Dao Wu-Ren-Ji, 新型多功能倾转涵道无人机) Zhonghua (中华) UAV is an experimental UAV jointly developed by NCHU and Brilliance Auto. Zhonghua UAV is designed to explore the feasibility of equipping UAV with auto engine, and is thus powered by the 1.8T auto engine developed
NCHU UAV
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The Basotho were formidable opponents, and the Boers suffered substantial losses, as they were unable to penetrate the Basotho mountain stronghold of Thaba Bosiu (also called Thaba Bosigo). This war is also known as the First Basotho War or the War of Senekal. During this war, the Boers destroyed many mission stations in the Basotho kingdom, as they blamed them for educating and instilling a sense of pride among the Basotho. These mission stations had been set up by missionaries from the Paris Evangelical Society, who arrived at Thaba Bosiu in 1833. These missionaries were the first to write the
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the 1990s, when it was absorbed, together with Regiment Dan Pienaar, into Regiment Bloemspruit. The regiment took part in part in the battles of Gazala line and the defence of El Alamein. The regiment also served in numerous deployments in the Border War in SWA/Namibia An image of Thaba Bosiu forms the background of the regimental badge. A Vickers machine gun is superimposed on the mountain and the name 'Thaba Bosigo' appears below— this being the original Afrikaans spelling of the name of the mountain. Below the name is a shield with crossed spears above a scroll bearing the words
Regiment Louw Wepener/Oos Vrystaat
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and over 1,200 vocational students. NCHU gives first priority to the all-around development of students as well as the quality of education, and directs its efforts to teaching innovations. As a result, it has made great achievements in the cultivation of talents and its employment rate of graduate ranks first in Jiangxi Province. NCHU adheres to the development of engineering advantaged discipline and aviation characteristic majors. Currently, it has 10 key disciplines in Jiangxi Province, which are Materials Processing Engineering, Measuring and Testing Technologies and Instruments, Environmental Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering of Aerospace Vehicle, Materials Science, Control Theory and Control Engineering,
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