Polokwane Polokwane Limpopo River Category="Limpopo Province"Polokwane, previously known as Pietersburg is the capital of Limpopo Province, South Africa.

History

In the 1840s, Voortrekkers under the leadership of Andries Potgieter established Zoutpansbergdorp, a town 100 kilometres south-east. This settlement had to be abandoned because of clashes with the local tribes. They founded a new town in 1886 and named it Pietersburg in honour of Voortrekker leader Petrus Jacobus Joubert. The British built a Concentration camp here during the Boer War to house almost 4,000 Boer women and children. The town became a city on 23 April 1992 and on the 11 June 2003 changed its name to Polokwane. A small Game reserve is located in the outskirts.

Football World Cup 2010

The Peter Mokaba Stadium will be used for the Football World Cup 2010, taking place in South Africa.

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Provincial capitals of South Africa
Western Cape • Northern Cape • Eastern Cape • KwaZulu-Natal • Free State • North West • Gauteng • Mpumalanga • Limpopo