The Northern Cape is a dry region with fluctuating temperatures and differing topographies. The weather is typically that of desert and semi-desert areas. In South Africa summer is from December to February and in January temperatures in the Northern Cape usually reach between 33 and 36 Celsius. Although not common, summer temperatures in the Northern […]
Major Towns of the Province: Kimberley, Kuruman, Upington, De Aar, Springbok These towns also happen to be the district capitals of its erstwhile territories. Prior to 2000 the Province had six districts, namely Diamandtveld where Kimberley is located, Kalahari of which Kuruman was the capital, the lower Orange with Upington as its commercial and administrative […]
By 2000 the official census population of the Northern Cape was 840,000. This was comprised of a sizeable Coloured component (435,000) followed by Blacks (279,000), Whites (112,000) and people of Indian (2,300) and Chinese and other (12,000) extraction. Minor cultural groups also occur in scattered settlements throughout the Province. These comprise mostly the Nama, San, […]