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Atteridgeville

Coordinates:25°46′24″S28°04′17″E/ 25.77333°S 28.07139°E/-25.77333; 28.07139
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Atteridgeville
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Atteridgeville is located in Gauteng
Atteridgeville
Atteridgeville
Atteridgeville is located in South Africa
Atteridgeville
Atteridgeville
Atteridgeville is located in Africa
Atteridgeville
Atteridgeville
Coordinates:25°46′24″S28°04′17″E/ 25.77333°S 28.07139°E/-25.77333; 28.07139
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Tshwane
Established1939
• Councillor(DA)
Area
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• Total
9.84 km2(3.80 sq mi)
Population
(2011)[1]
• Total
64,425
• Density6,500/km2(17,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
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•Black African99.1%
•Coloured0.3%
•Indian/Asian0.1%
•White0.2%
• Other0.3%
First languages(2011)
[1]
•Northern Sotho28.4%
•Tsonga16.7%
•Tswana12.3%
•Zulu20.2%
Time zoneUTC+2(SAST)
Postal code(street)
0008
PO box
0006
Area code012

Atteridgevilleis a township located to the west ofPretoria,South Africa. It is located to the east ofSaulsville,to the west ofWest Park;to the north ofLaudiumand to the south ofLotus Gardens.The settlement was established in 1939, and is named after Mrs MP Atteridge, chairwoman of the Committee for Non-European Affairs on the Pretoria City Council at the time. TheLucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadiumis located in Atteridgeville.[2]

History

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Early years

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Atteridgeville was established by the government in 1939[3]as a settlement forblack people,after much lobbying by Mrs Myrtle Patricia Atteridge, the chairwoman of the Committee for Non-European Affairs on the City Council at that time.[4]Atteridgeville was established nine years prior to the election of theapartheidgovernment in 1948. The first occupants were moved to Atteridgeville from Marabastad on 26 May 1940.[3]It was officially opened on 5 August 1940.[5]Mrs Atteridge, who was also a philanthropist,Black Sashactivist and the deputy mayoress of Pretoria, endeavoured to improve living conditions of black people who were previously living in squalid conditions in Marabastad.[6]Atteridgeville provided amenities such as brick housing, lighting and toilets, and later, so as to further enhance living standards, the township was connected by train to Pretoria CBD. Schools, creches and clinics were established thereafter. The naming of the township was in fact suggested by the black people themselves who also requested Mrs Atteridge to represent them in parliament which she refused as she was disinclined to participate in an exclusionary regime. Between 1940 and 1949, more than 1500 houses were built for people relocated fromMarabastad,Bantule, Lady Selbourne, Newclare, Mooiplaas and other areas aroundPretoria.[7]

Apartheid era

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Development was frozen between 1968 and 1978 in accordance with the government's policy that housing provided for black people be limited to thehomelands.In 1984, Atteridgeville was granted municipal status.

1984 saw school boycotts and general unrest when demands by the Congress of South African Students to implement democraticstudents' representative councilsin schools were rejected by the Department of Education and Training. The first victim of the school boycotts was Emma Sathekge from David Helen Peta High School.[8]The schools were suspended for the better part of 1984 and exams were not written by all High school learners.[9][10]

On 15 April 1988, a bomb explosion caused damage to the Atteridgeville Municipal buildings; no-one was injured during the attack. The attack was planned byUmkhonto we Sizweand executed by one of their members, Johannes Maleka.[11]In November 2000, Johannes Maleka was grantedamnestyfor his part in the attack by theTruth and Reconciliation Commission.[11][12]

Demographics

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Atteridgeville is a diverse township, the residents of which speak many languages. According to the 2011 census, the most commonly spoken formal languages areSepediandTswana.A mixture of languages such asAfrikaans,Setswana, English, and Sepedi are sometimes fused together to form what is now aunique languagestyle of the township with a slight inclination to slang known asTsotsitaalor siPitori.

Neighborhoods

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  • Oudstad
  • Coldberg
  • Block Marabi
  • Matebeleng
  • 10 Morgan
  • Deep Six
  • Mazakhele
  • Ghost Town
  • Tlhalampya
  • Kalafong Heights
  • Extension 17
  • Moroe Extension

Saulsville Neighborhoods

  • Blackrock
  • Selbourne Side
  • Extension 6
  • Extension 7
  • Hostell Section
  • Mshongoville

Healthcare

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Kalafong Hospital is the only hospital in Atteridgeville. The hospital was founded in 1973. The hospital has partnership withUniversity of Pretoriafaculty of Health. Atteridgeville clinic is at the border of Oudstad and Coldberg neighborhood. Saulsville residents they are served by Saulsville Clinic in Blackrock Neighborhood. Selbourne Side is served by Bophelong Clinic. Saulsville informal settlement Mshongoville is served by Gazankulu Clinic and Phomolong Clinic.

Transport

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Taxi is the most common and convenient transport service for the township. Residents of Atteridgeville are served by Atteridgeville Saulsville Taxi Owners' Association. Phomolong Taxi Rank serve as the sole taxi rank for Atteridgeville and Saulsville. The Association has taxis traveling to Menlyn, Centurion, Pretoria CBD, Hartbeespoort, Midrand, and Sunderland Ridge.

Atteridgeville Bus Service, is the township bus operator with its bus terminus located in Saulsville. The bus terminus is located between Blackrock neighborhood and Selbourne Side.

Economy

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Atteridgeville biggest investor is Safari Investments. The company own 3 Malls in Atteridgeville. The company operates Atlyn Mall, Mnandi Mall, formerly known as Maunde Mall and Nkomo Village. Mccormick Property Development operates Atteridge Stadium Center.

War memorial

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TheMendi Memorialis a war memorial dedicated to over 600 black South African soldiers who died when the British vesselSS Mendisank after a tragic collision in 1917, during theFirst World War.[13]The memorial was unveiled on 24 March 1996. The memorial consists of the upper half of a soldier holding onto a ship's railing with the other hand extended towards the sky.

The memorial is located at the 'Ga-mothakga Resort'on the corner of Pitse and Tlou Streets.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^abcd"Main Place Atteridgeville".Census 2011.
  2. ^"Lucas 'Masterpieces' Moripe".Retrieved29 July2015.
  3. ^ab"Atteridgeville".South African History Online. Archived fromthe originalon 22 November 2007.Retrieved12 August2009.
  4. ^Pretoria the Segregated city,South African History Online,retrieved29 July2015
  5. ^Lawrence, Hon H. G. (1940)."Official opening of Atteridgeville, 1940".UPspace Institutional Depository.hdl:2263/64049.Retrieved16 November2019.
  6. ^The community of Atteridgeville wants to honour Mrs. Patricia Atteridge,702.co.za,retrieved29 July2015
  7. ^"ATTERIDGEVILLE / SAULSVILLE".SAWEB. Archived fromthe originalon 13 March 2010.Retrieved12 August2009.
  8. ^"ATTERIDGEVILLE/SAULSVILLE"(PDF).historicalpapers.wits.ac.za.Retrieved29 July2015.
  9. ^"Youth celebrate two decades of militant struggle".African National Congress.Archived fromthe originalon 6 October 2007.Retrieved12 August2009.
  10. ^"Pretoria the Segregated city".South African History Online.Retrieved29 July2015.
  11. ^ab"Proclamation Under Section 20 of the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, 1995 (Act No. 34 of 1995)".Government Gazette, Vol. 444, No. 23328, 14 June 2002.South African Government. Archived fromthe originalon 23 September 2011.Retrieved12 August2009.
  12. ^"AC/2000/199 – Application in Terms of Section 18 of the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 of 1995".Truth and Reconciliation Commission.Archived fromthe originalon 1 December 2008.Retrieved12 August2009.
  13. ^"The Mendi Memorial in Atteridgeville. – Blogging while allatsea".Archived fromthe originalon 25 April 2017.Retrieved24 March2017.
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