Cassel, South Africa

Cassel
Cassel
Cassel
Cassel

 Cassel shown within Northern Cape

Coordinates: 26°57′58″S 23°58′48″E / 26.966°S 23.980°E / -26.966; 23.980Coordinates: 26°57′58″S 23°58′48″E / 26.966°S 23.980°E / -26.966; 23.980
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District John Taolo Gaetsewe
Municipality Joe Morolong
Area[1]
 • Total 4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,895
 • Density 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 98.4%
 • Coloured 0.8%
 • Indian/Asian 0.3%
 • Other 0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Tswana 92.4%
 • English 1.6%
 • Zulu 1.1%
 • Other 4.9%
Postal code (street) 8587
PO box 8587

Cassel is a village near Kuruman,[2] in John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Cassel Village is situated 90 km North West of Kuruman in the Northern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa. Cassel is under the chieftaincy of the Batlhaping-ba-ga-Phuduhutswana in the last legally and traditionally recognised chief, Kgosi Mothusi Godfrey Thaganyane *deceased*. The late Kgosi Mothusi G. Thaganyane did not have a son. Consequently, the chieftaincy is yet to be traditionally handed over to his eldest daughter. However the daughter is still a minor and as a result the chieftaincy is still under controversial discussions as to who has to be an interim chief.

Cassel has two effective pre-schools in Kaing and Kagishong Early Learning Centres, two primary schools called Pulelo and Simololang, one Kopano Middle School and the one high school named after the wife of the late Kgosi M.G. Thaganyane, Nametsegang High School.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Cassel". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Northern Cape education crisis". City Press. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.


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