Central Africa Time, or CAT, is a time zone used in central and southern Africa.
Central Africa Time, kgotsa CAT, ke time zone e e dirisiwang bogareng le borweng ba Aferika.
Central Africa Time is two hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+02:00), which is the same as the adjacent South Africa Standard Time and also the same as Eastern European Time.
Central Africa Time e kwa pele ka diura dele pedi go Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+02:00), go tshwana fela le South Africa Standard Time le Eastern European Time.
As this time zone is predominantly in the equatorial region, there is no significant change in day length throughout the year, so daylight saving time is not observed.
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Central Africa Time is used by the following countries:
Central African Time e diriswa ke mafatshe a a latelang:
Burundi Botswana Egypt Democratic Republic of the Congo (eastern) Libya Malawi Mozambique Rwanda South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Burundi Botswana Egypt Democratic Republic of the Congo (Botlhaba) Libya Malawi Mozambique Rwanda South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Demographics
Dipalopalo tsa batho
Population density in the North West
Palo le kgotlhagano ya batho mo Bokone Bophirim
Population < 10,000
Batho ba ba ko tlase ga 10,000
Economy
Tsa Madi (ikonomi)
The Bridge of Time facing the Entertainment Centre
Bridge of Time e lebeletse kwa sentareng ya boitapoloso
The mainstay of the economy of North West Province is mining, which generates more than half of the province's gross domestic product and provides jobs for a quarter of its workforce.
Ikonomi ya profense ya Bokone Bophirima e itshegeditse thata mo meepong, go dira halofo ya Gross Domestic Product ya profense, le go direla kotara ya badiri ditiro mo profenseng.
The chief minerals are gold, mined at Orkney and Klerksdorp; uranium, mined at Klerksdorp; platinum, mined at Rustenburg and Brits; and diamonds, mined at Lichtenburg, Christiana, and Bloemhof.
Diminerale tse tona ke gauta, e epiwa kwa Orkney le kwa Klerksdorp; uranium, e epiwa kwa Klerksdorp; platinamo, e epiwa kwa Rusternburg le kwa Brits; le ditaemane, di epiwa kwa Lichtenburg, Christiana, le kwa Bloemhof.
The northern and western parts of the province have many sheep farms and cattle and game ranches.
Dikarolo tse di kwa bokone le tse di kwa bophirima ba profense di na le diruiwa jaaka dinku le dikgomo tse dintsi.
The eastern and southern parts are crop-growing regions that produce maize (corn), sunflowers, tobacco, cotton, and citrus fruits.
Dikarolo tse di kwa botlhaba le tse di kwa borwa ke tse go nang le ditshimo tsa mmopo, go dira bupi, malomo a letsatsi, motsoko, cotton, le maungo jaaka dinamune.
The entertainment and casino complex at Sun City and Lost City also contributes to the provincial economy.
Lefelo la go iketla le casino kwa Sun City le Lost City, le tsona di na le seabe mo ikonoming ya profense.
The majority of the province's residents are the Tswana people who speak Tswana.
Bontsi ba batho mo profenseng ke Batswana ba ba buang Setswana.
Smaller groups include Afrikaans, Sotho, and Xhosa speaking people.
Ba bang batho ba ba nnang mo Bokone Bophirima ba akaretsa Afrikaans, Sotho, le Xhosa .
English is spoken primarily as a second language.
Sekgoga se buiwa e le loleme la bobedi gantsi mo profenseng.
Most of the population belong to Christian denominations.
Bontsi ba batho ke Bakeresete.
(Figures according to Census 2001 released in July 2003).
(Dipalopalo di tswa go Census 2001 di lokolotsweng ka Phukwi 2003).
According to the 2007 community survey 90.8% of the province's population was Black (mostly Tswana-speaking), 7.2% as White (mostly Afrikaans speaking), 1.6% as Coloured and 0.4% as Asian.
Go ya ka dipalopalo tsa metse tsa 2007, 90.8% ya batho mo profenseng ke batho ba ba Ntsho (bontsi ba bua Setswana), 7.2% ke Basweu (Bontsi ba bua Afrikaans), 1.6% ke Coloured , 0.4% ke Asian.
The 2007 community survey showed the province had a population of just over 3 million.
Goya ka dipalopalo tsa metse tsa 2007, profense e na le batho ba ba fetang dimilione di le tharo (3 million).
The province's white population is very unevenly distributed. In the southern and eastern municipalities, the white percentage in double figures such as the Tlokwe and Matlosana where the white percentages were 27% and 12% respectively.
Batho ba basweu ba profense ba ntse ka karolo e le ngwe ya profense, ga ba phatlhalatsega go tshwana le batho ba bangwe moprofenseng. Mo dimasepaleng tse di kwa borwa le tse di kwa botlhaba, palo ya batho basweu kwa Tlokwe le kwa Matlosana ke 27% le 12% ka tatelano.
Sports
Metshameko
The province has the lowest number of people aged 35 years and older (5.9%) who have received higher education.
Profense e na le palo e e kwa tlase go fetisa tsotlhe ya batho ba dingwaga dile 35 le go ya godimo (5.9%) ba ba nang le dithuto tsa morago ga marema-tlou.
Since 1994 the number of people receiving higher education has increased.
Go tloga ka 1994, palo ya batho ba ba fitlhelang thuto e e kwa godimo e oketsegile.
After the disbanding of the bantustans, many people migrated to the economic centres of Cape Town and Gauteng.
Morago ga go tloswa ga di bantustans, batho ba le bantsi ba ne ba godugela kwa ditoropong tsa ikonomi tsa Cape Town le Gauteng.
Education
Dithuto
See also
Lebelela le
North West is a province of South Africa.
Bokone Bophirima ke Profense ya Afrika Borwa.
Its capital is Mahikeng.
Moshate wa yona ke Mahikeng.
The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng.
Profense e e supelwa bophirima ba Gauteng.
History
Histori
North West was created after the end of Apartheid in 1994, and includes parts of the former Transvaal Province and Cape Province, as well as most of the former Bantustan of Bophuthatswana.
Bokone Bophirima e ne ya tlhangwa mafelong a Apartheid ka ngwaga wa 1994, e akaretsa dikarolo tsa kgale tsa Profense ya Transvaal le tsa Profense ya Kapa, le dikarola tsa Bantustan ya Bophuthatswana.
It was the scene of political violence in Khutsong, Merafong City Local Municipality in 2006 and 2007, after cross-province municipalities were abolished and Merafong Municipality was transferred entirely to North West.
Go ne ga nna le dintwa le dikgotlhakgotlhano tsa sepolotiki kwa Khutsong, Merafong City Local Municipality ka ngwaga wa 2006 le wa 2007, morago ga gore di masepala tse di direlang diprofense tse fetang nngwe di tloswe, mme Masepala wa Merafong wa iswa Bokone Bophirima gotlhelele.
Merafong has since been transferred to Gauteng province in 2009.
Masepala wa Merafong o ne wa iswa profenseng ya Gauteng ka ngwaga wa 2009.
Law and government
Molao le golomente
The provincial government consists of a premier, an executive council of ten ministers, and a legislature.
Golomente ya profense e akaretsa tonakgolo, lekgotlha la di mininstara di le lesome, le legislature.
The provincial assembly and premier are elected for five-year terms, or until the next national election.
Lekgotlha la profense le mininstara ba tlhophwa go nna dingwaga di le tlhano mo setulong, kgotsa go fitlha ditlhopho tse di latelang.
Political parties are awarded assembly seats based on the percentage of votes each party receives in the province during the national elections.
Mekgatlho ya sepolotiki e newa ditulo tsa lekgotlha go ya ka palo ya ditlhopho tse mokgatlho o di kereileng mo profenseng ka ditlhopho tsa bosetŝhaba.
The assembly elects a premier, who then appoints the members of the executive council.
Lekgotlha ke lona le tlhophang tonakgolo, mme tonakgolo ke ena a (appoint the members of the executive council.)
The premier of North West Province as of 21 May 2014 is Supra Mahumapelo[3] of the African National Congress.
Tonakgolo ya profense ya Bokone Bophirima, go tloga ka 21 Motsheganong 2014, ke Supra Mahumapelo[3] wa mokgatlho wa African National Congress.
He replaced Thandi Modise as premier after the 2014 general election.
O tsenetse Thandi Modise mo setulong sa botonakgolo morago ga ditlhopho tsa 2014.
Geography
Lefatshe
Hamerkop Kloof between Rustenburg and Pretoria on north-facing slopes of Magaliesberg
Hamerkop Kloof magareng ga Rustenburg le Tshwane mo dithabaneng tse di lebileng bokone tsa Magaliesberg
The Magaliesberg mountain range in the northeast extends about 130 km (about 80 miles) from Pretoria to Rustenburg.
Dithaba tsa Magaliesberg kwa bokone-botlhaba di botelele jo bo ka nnang 130 km (go lekana le 80 miles) go tloga Tshwane goya Rustenburg.
The Vaal River flows along the southern border of the province.
Noka ya Vaal e elela mo botareng ya borwa ba profense.
Climate
Tsa legodimo
Temperatures range from 17° to 31 °C (62° to 88 °F) in the summer and from 3° to 21 °C (37° to 70 °F) in the winter.
Di-temperature di tloga go 17° goya go 31 °C (62° goya go 88 °F) ka selemo, mme go tloga go 3° goya go 21 °C (37° goya go 70 °F) ka mariga.
Annual rainfall totals about 360 mm (about 14 in), with almost all of it falling during the summer months, between October and April.
Pula mo ngwageng ena dimilimitara dile 360 (360 mm) (go lekana le 14 in), bontsi ba pula e bo na ka dikgwedi tsa selemo, magareng ga Diphalane le Moranang.