Northern Cape

British  

noun

1. the largest but least populated province in South Africa, in the NW part of the country; created in 1994 from part of Cape Province: agriculture, mining (esp diamonds). Capital: Kimberley. Pop: 899 349 (2004 est). Area: 139 703 sq km (361 830 sq miles)

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Northern Cape

When she was a girl in South Africa's Northern Cape, Katrina Esau stopped speaking her mother tongue, N|uu, after being mocked by other people and told it was an "ugly language".

From Reuters ● May 11, 2023

Half is in South Africa's Northern Cape and half in Western Australia; the first phase of construction is set to conclude in 2028.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 31, 2023

“It’s a nonsense report,” Zamani Saul, the premier of Northern Cape Province and a Ramaphosa supporter, said in an interview.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2022

The company also helped build one of Africa's biggest solar power plants, the 75 megawatt Kathu plant in South Africa's Northern Cape.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2021

The picturesque Northern Cape of Celebes contains a population differing in origin and character from all other races of the vast island, and conveys the idea of a distinctive country.

From Through the Malay Archipelago by Emily Richings

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