North West

British  

noun

1. a province in N South Africa, created in 1994 from the NE part of Cape Province and part of Transvaal: agriculture and service industries. Capital: Mafikeng. Pop: 3 807 469 (2004 est). Area: 116 320 sq km (44 911 sq miles)

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"They have questions that they need answered," Durkan told BBC Radio Foyle's North West Today programme.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Thomas spent the summer posting further videos about the group and staging meetings in the North West, Essex, Leicester and Kent.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The firm continues to have a large footprint in the North West, with about 500 jobs remaining at its UK head office at Media City in Salford and at a distribution centre in St Helens.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Outside of Gauteng, in the North West province, the damage and fear brought by illegal mining was stark in the village of Bapong, about 65 kilometres northeast of Johannesburg.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

The teams returned all at once, noisy and punctual as the trains of the London and North West Railway screeching into Euston Station during the morning rush hour.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood