Kinross, Mpumalanga
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Kinross | |
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  Kinross  Kinross | |
| Coordinates: Alexandria Trust, Oakley Road Bushbuckridge 26°25′S 29°05′E / 26.417°S 29.083°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Gert Sibande |
| Municipality | Govan Mbeki |
| Established | 1915 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.45 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 15,246 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 77.2% |
| • Coloured | 6.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 8.9% |
| • White | 5.8% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 38.1% |
| • English | 12.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 9.9% |
| • Sotho | 6.9% |
| • Other | 32.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2270 |
| PO box | 2270 |
| Area code | 017 |
Kinross is a small gold mining town in Mpumalanga, South Africa with four gold mines in the region. Village on the watershed between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, between Devon and Trichardt, 42 km west of Bethal, 19 km east of Leslie and about 70 km north-north-east of Standerton.
History
[edit]Proclaimed a village in December 1915, it acquired municipal status about 1965. Named after Kinross in Scotland, some say by engineers constructing the Springs-Breyten railway, others by the surveyor of the town.[2]
Kinross mining disaster
[edit]An underground fire started by an acetylene tank caused the death of 177 miners on 16 September 1986.[3] Another 235 miners were injured in the incident, one of the largest mining incidents in South Africa.[4]
References
[edit]Pensel Shukela Ngwenya, father of Naitah Linah Mgwenya, Ephraim Ngwenya, John Ngwenya Mokoena, Josiah Mokoena, Elphus Ngwenya The were five children of Pensel Shukela Ngwenya and Margaret Mkhonto Ngwenya
The eldest is Naitah Linah Mgwenya - The Mother of Julia Lerato Nonyane known as Now Julia Lerato Ramachela she's born with the Sun as represented the Royal Clan Julia Lerato Ramachela a first child of Linah Naitah Mgwenya and Exon Boinyane Mogani known as Nonyane
Linah Naitah Mgwenya divorce with Exon Mogani and Married to the Martin While Exon Boinyane Mogani Married to Pauline Sibongile Phakathi
It was devastating for Julia to grew up without her own Parents.
While his grandfather Pensel Shukela Ngwenya he was fond of her.
Her Mother told her all family secret about land of his grandfather that he has MacMac waterfalls and other part of areas in Whiteriver where her grand Mother was killed and buried there.
More of the story Contact Julia on WhatsApp +27792717169
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Kinross". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 249.
- ^ "1986: Kinross Miners 'killed where they stood'". BBC. 16 September 1986. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "More than 170 mineworkers are killed at Kinross Mine, South Africa". SAHistory.org.za. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
Bushbuckridge Local Municipality
Municipalities and communities of Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga | ||
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District seat: Ermelo | ||
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