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Tshwane

British  
/ ˈtʃwɒnɪ /

noun

  1. another name for Pretoria

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The court case relates to a tender awarded to controversial businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala's company Medicare24 Tshwane District in 2024, which was meant to provide health services to the police.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

"The issue of water in Tshwane has been a problem for a number of years," South Africa's Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation David Mahlobo said in a briefing.

From Reuters May 22, 2023

In a peer-reviewed paper released Tuesday, South African researchers again underscored “decreased severity of disease” after studying data of 466 covid-19 patients recently hospitalized in Tshwane, a metropolitan area that was badly hit by omicron.

From Washington Post Dec. 31, 2021

There was also further evidence that the crest of infections may have already passed in Tshwane, the municipal area in Gauteng that includes the capital Pretoria.

From Seattle Times Dec. 17, 2021

The hotspot for the new surge is Gauteng’s Tshwane metropolitan area, incorporating the capital, Pretoria.

From Washington Times Nov. 29, 2021

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