Matsitsileng

Matšitšileng
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Matšitšileng
Matšitšileng
Matšitšileng

 Matšitšileng shown within Limpopo

Coordinates: 23°28′48″S 28°50′35″E / 23.480°S 28.843°E / -23.480; 28.843Coordinates: 23°28′48″S 28°50′35″E / 23.480°S 28.843°E / -23.480; 28.843
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Waterberg
Municipality Mogalakwena
Area[1]
 • Total 7.69 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 805
 • Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 99.9%
 • Other 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Northern Sotho 95.6%
 • Zulu 2.1%
 • Other 2.2%

Matšitšileng (formerly called Wisconcin) is a village in Ga-Matlala in the Mogalakwena Local Municipality of the Waterberg District Municipality of the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is situated about 110 km northwest of Polokwane and Mokopane.

Many former residents of Matšitšileng have moved to urban areas such as Mokopane, Polokwane, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg and other urban centres. Matšitšileng continues to rely on traditional farming and livestock farming.

Demographics

The language spoken in Matšitšileng is Northern Sotho (commonly referred to as Sepedi). Although there is some ethnic diversity, like Tsongas (the Ndlovus, Mokwenas and the likes), most of the people call themselves Bakone under Kgosi Matlala in bavaria Ga-Mathapo, though he is not the king of Matšitšileng . The bona fide king of the village is Kgoši Mmatšhaka of the Batlokwa tribe, though the rurals respect Kgoši Matlala for his position as a king of the Matlala area.


Schools

The people of Matšitšileng have embraced education as the key factor to the success of every family. However, there are no institutions of hihger leraning in Matšitšileng. Those who wish to further their studies have to go to Mahwelereng or Seshego for a teacher's diploma, or Mankweng for the University of Limpopo (Turfloop campus) for other qualifications, while some opt for Gauteng and job hunting.

Employement

78% of the people in Matjitjileng are teachers, 6% in the military, 2% police, 2% health, 2% other and 10% unemployed (stats to be verified).

Infrastructure

There is some infrastructure in Matjitjileng. The roads are mostly graveled roads and some were created by cattle tracks over centuries. There is one visible road that crosses Matjitjileng from Ga-Thapedi supermarket and post office. Matšitšileng does not have a source of water like a river. Back in the days before people started having their own boreholes, they used to get water from the local well next to the famous Ga-Mahlatjie property (sedibeng) and the community borehole (pomping ya setshaba). Now there is a water supply, thanks to a government initiative.

Ga-Thapedi was a white-owned store where the locals used to buy anything from salt to school uniforms, wedding gowns and suits. It was known as Treves as it was a postal area code. The post office has now been moved to Ga-Mathapo, but the postal code (0618) still remains the same.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Matšitšileng". Census 2011.
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