Mabopane
| Mabopane | |
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Mabopane
Mabopane
Mabopane shown within Gauteng
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| Coordinates: 25°30′0″S 28°4′48″E / 25.50000°S 28.08000°ECoordinates: 25°30′0″S 28°4′48″E / 25.50000°S 28.08000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Tshwane |
| Established | 1972 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.20 km2 (16.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 110,972 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.2% |
| • Coloured | 0.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 58.8% |
| • Northern Sotho | 9.9% |
| • Tsonga | 8.5% |
| • Zulu | 5.6% |
| • Other | 17.2% |
| Postal code (street) | 0190 |
| PO box | 0190 |
| Area code | 012 |
Mabopane is a Township in South Africa. It is situated in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, in the north of Gauteng.
Mabopane was proclaimed in 1959 as a black-only residential settlement by the then Transvaal administration. Before its proclamation the area was under the administration of Transvaal government little more than grazing lands with small communities in Boukenhoutfontein (which later became Block A), Winterveldt and Hebron. The initial residents of Boukenhoutfontein were victims of forced removals from Wallmansthal, Lady Selborne, Boukenhoutkloof and other farm areas around Pretoria. Other residents of Mabopane were Mapulana people who were evicted from the farms near Primier Mine and settled in a non developed area commonly called Mapulaneng, which is between Block A, Lebanon and Block U. With the financing coming from the South African government the first block houses were constructed similar to those found in Soweto, beginning with Block A which had two roomed houses, Block B, Block C, Block D and Block E. The areas within Mabopane were planned according to the class of its citizens; for example Block D (with many mansions which housed the politically connected) in comparison to Block E (block–houses). Mabopane was incorporated of the bantustan of Bophuthatswana from 1977 to 1994. Parts of Mabopane, Blocks F, G and H became Soshanguve to house the Non-Tswana residents of Mabopane during the Bantustan rule.
In the Apartheid days Mabopane was an active base for P.A.C. and A.N.C. members who mobilized workers against the government and playing the South African government against the Bophuthatswana Administration. The times were tough particularly in the mid 1980s as the local authority was holding on to power. Mabopane Square used to be the gathering ground for activists and communists protesting against the government. School riots were plentiful in the 1976 Student Uprising. Several township administration halls were burnt and the bus depot was vandalized. With democracy on its way in the early 1990s the face of Mabopane started to change. The old authorities were replaced with new leaders in what was then the Town of Mabopane. Hon. Lehobye was the first mayor along with Hon. Molema deputy mayor who were elected to administer the town.
Many institutions were built under President Lucas Mangope of Bophutatswana like ODI Manpower Centre, ODI hospital, homes, police stations, government departments, schools and prisons at such a rate that is to this day unattainable by the present government. Mangope provided good education and security for the citizens of Mabopane. At the same time those residents who were not Tswanas were persecuted and many moved to Soshanguve by coercion or free will. During the late 1990s Mabopane's growth slumped in line with the national recession which had negative consequences for the citizens of Mabopane. In the advent of the new millennium Mabopane has seen new growth and repairs and maintenance of its infrastructure.
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