Qwaqwa

British

/ ˈkwɑːkwə /

noun

Former name (until 1972): Basotho-Ba-Borwa. Also called: Basotho-Qwaqwa. (formerly) a Bantu homeland in N South Africa; the only Bantu homeland without exclaves: abolished in 1994

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Officials fear riots like the one seen at Qwaqwa could be a sign of worsening climate-linked instability to come, as dams and water pipes deteriorate further and the urban population continues to mushroom.

From Reuters • Feb. 10, 2020

Katarzyna Nowak, a regular contributor to National Geographic, is a research associate in zoology at the University of the Free State, Qwaqwa, South Africa.

From National Geographic

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