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Introducing Mafikeng

Mahikeng / Mafikeng in South Africa is the capital city of the North-West Province.  Situated on South Africa's border with Botswana, Mahikeng / Mafikeng is located 1,400 km northeast of Cape Town (Western Cape) and 260 km west of Johannesburg (Gauteng).  The town of Mahikeng / Mafikeng is set on the open veld at an elevation of 1,500 m near the banks of the Upper Molopo River. The Madibi goldfields can be found about 15 km south of Mahikeng / Mafikeng.

This South African town was first mispelt by British settlers as Mafeking and by the end of the Apartheid the name had changed to Mafikeng.  In February 2010, Lulu Xingwana approved the town to be changed again to Mahikeng.

Being the original headquarters of the Barolong people, the town of Mafikeng was founded in the 1880s by British mercenaries granted land by a Barolong chief. The settlement was named Mafikeng which is a Setswana name meaning 'place of stones'.

Attractions near Mafikeng, North West Province (South Africa)

Botsalano Game Reserve

The Botsalano Game Reserve is located north of Mafikeng in close proximity to the Botswana border. The Botsalano Game Reserve is the site of one of the oldest volcanic craters in the world.  This game reserve in the North West Province is home to the white rhino.

Leopard Park Golf Course

The Leopard Park Golf Course is located in dry and dusty Mmabatho which is the capital of North West Province and lies adjacent to Mafikeng. The well built Leopard Park golf course is like an oasis in the desert with water coming into play at eight of the 18 holes.

Lichtenburg Game Breeding Centre

The Lichtenburg Game Breeding Centre is situated outside the town of Lichtenburg, between Coligny and Mafikeng on the R503, two hours from Johannesburg. The breeding centre is operated by the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa.

Mafikeng Game Reserve

The Mafikeng Game Reserve comprises 4 600 hectares of open Kalahari grassland and acacia thorn scrub through which the Molopo River winds runs.  The typical African landscape of sour mixed bushveld can be found here.  The Mafikeng Game Reserve is one of the major breeding parks for white rhino in South Africa.

Molopo Game Reserve

The Molopo Game Reserve measures 24 000 hectare and is located on the Botswana border in the far western corner of the North West province. The Molopo Game Reserve is home to large herds of wildebeest, gemsbok, eland, red hartebeest, kudu, zebra, waterbuck, springbok, duiker and other African wildlife.