Umtata
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Among the new buildings being erected near Umtata is a $345,000 mansion for the chief.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the celebrated South African play Sizwe Banzi Is Dead was presented in Umtata, Matanzima was furious at its barbed references to the Transkei's independence as meaningless.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the Special Committee considering the introduction of the Bantu Authorities had adjourned, Daliwonga and I went to visit Sabata in hospital in Umtata.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Evelyn was from Engcobo, in the Transkei, some distance west of Umtata.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
I expected to see a grand building like the government offices in Umtata, but the Crown Mine offices were rusted tin shanties on the face of the mine.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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