Outer lying houses of Phuthaditjhaba at dusk, Drakensberg, South Africa
The frequent snow on the Drakensberg mountain peaks surrounding the town led the San to call the region Qwa-Qwa (whiter than white). It was known as Witsieshoek to the European settlers, after Oetse, also Witsie and Wetsi, a Makholoko chief who lived there from 1839 to 1856.[3] The area was then developed into the bantustan or homeland of QwaQwa with Phuthaditjhaba as its capital. Since the apartheid system was abolished in South Africa in 1994 Phuthaditjhaba has become a vibrant town in the Eastern Free State. It boasts a well functioning regional hospital called Mofumahadi Manapo Mopeli Regional Hospital
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Location: Golden Gate, Phuthaditjhaba, Free State Province, South Africa
Photo credit: © Emil von Maltitz / Alamy / Afripics
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