Facts & History
POLOKWANE
Fast Facts
Population 508,000
Polokwane means “place of safety”
Previously known as Pietersburg
Situated at the center of Limpopo Province, near Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique
History
Polokwane has been part of the history of the Stone Age nomads, Iron Age settlements and European migrations
The Mapungubwe people settled in this area 2,000 years ago
Activities and Points of Interest
Makapan’s Cave – extensive cultural [...]