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

North West Ambulance Service later began investigating potential inappropriate access to patient records by some of its staff.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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

"These quads have been cutting the place up every weekend," Peoples told BBC Radio Foyle's North West Today programme on Thursday.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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