Polokwane

British

/ ˌpɒləˈkwɑːnɪ /

noun

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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Victory over Polokwane lifted Pirates to 18 points, three behind leaders and defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns with two matches in hand.

From Barron's

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

The aircraft took off from Polokwane in South Africa and made a scheduled refuelling stop in the Angolan capital Luanda before heading for southern Nigeria.

From Barron's

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

The South African jet landed at the Polokwane airport in the country’s north.

From Washington Times

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