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Polokwane

British  
/ ˌpɒləˈkwɑːnɪ /

noun

  1. Former name: Pietersburg.  a town in NE South Africa, the capital of Limpopo province: commercial and agricultural centre. Pop: 90 398 (2001)

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Orlando Pirates stretched a South African Premiership winning streak to six matches without conceding on Wednesday when they beat Polokwane City more convincingly than the 1-0 scoreline suggests.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

The anniversary event held in Polokwane in the northern Limpopo province comes days after a state-backed judicial investigation revealed how some of the party’s top officials had benefited from corruption.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2022

Firebrand opposition leader Julius Malema has voted in South Africa’s election in his home area of Seshego, part of Polokwane in northern Limpopo province.

From Washington Times • May 8, 2019

She lives in the village of Blood River near Polokwane, the main city in Limpopo, which is a rural and sparsely populated province where poverty runs deep.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2018

Rehhagel's men must end that run or face a near irrelevant match with Argentina in Polokwane next Tuesday.

From The Guardian • Jun. 16, 2010