Garamakgaphola Village

South Africa / Limpopo / Pietersburg /
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This is a small village, next to the Hout (spelling?) River Dam. No electricity yet, no paved roads, I'd guess about 1,500 people live there. Northern Sotho (Sepedi) is the language. There is a school there and some small shops, but I can't seem to get close enough to find them. I am 90% sure this is it, but can't seem to find the paved road that leads out of Peitersburg, through Sheshego, and past this village.
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Coordinates:   23°45'20"S   29°13'30"E

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  • It is actually, Ga-Ramakgaphola Village.
  • Currently electricity has been installed, though not yet commissioned by Eskom. The village has more than (450)four hundred and fifty household. There is a pre-school known as Mabula, primary known as Moremi and high school known as Mamarama. The roads are not tarred however manucipal graders frequently upgrade the roads. The people in the village rely much on subsistance farming ploghing their fore fathers land planting Maize and rarely Sorghum. Some few huosehold still have cattles, sheep and goats. The village is approximately 30kms outside Polokwane and most of the people on this small village call themselves Banareng as part of their greetings.
  • There is high level of unemployment in the village and most community members still rely on wood as a source of fuel and energy. The level of education is below par with an average child reaching STD 10 and or Matric but being unable to proceed to Tertiary level. However there is a small percentage 0,3% out of approximately 1500 people who are graduates, mostly with teachers Diploma. An appeal is therefor made for people who have funds to donate especially in as far as burasries are concerned.Secondly there is a need for computers to help this impoverished village as well as building a health care facility in the form of Clinic.
  • An Update with regard to the village is that ESKOM has commissioned the electricity now and people are enjoying the light and the benefits of using electricity.
  • Sukar hai thohde bejli aai
  • can somebody please help the people of ga ramakgaphola with paved road that leads to polokwane.
  • Anecdotal evidence suggested Moletji Ga-Ramakghaphola otherwise, however this village is a fast growing village amongs the others with much up-lifted educated people, with the latest record of several medical doctors and academic guys graduated at masters level.Eskom commissioned electricity and Polokwane Municipality are doing site establishment for the tarroad, there is a dam called Hout River supplied and flow over Mogwadi river, which the water affairs established the resevour for water treatment and supply the village of Ga-Ramakgaphola and around with clean water, like any other rural area, most people grown up with iletiracy,using wood for fire, and ploghing as the order of the day, but with fast moving developments across the country the village has been on the par with the recent technology. because the place has not been inherited from their fourfathers, but borrowed for future generation. the people of Ga-Ramakgaphola are called Banareng, and are speaking Sepedi, (Northen Sotho)
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