Jane Furse
Template:Infobox South African town Jane Furse is a small rural town in the Sekhukhune District Municipality in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. Jane Furse falls within the administrative boundaries of the Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality, and the town is the seat of the municipality.
Jane Furse is surrounded by several villages such as Ga-Molepane, Ga-Moretsele, Madibong, Mamone, Marulaneng, Mokwete and Riverside.
Some of the most significant landmarks in Jane Furse include Jane Furse Plaza, Jane Furse Memorial Hospital (the biggest public sector hospital in the Sekhukhune District) and St Mark's College. A new shopping centre, named Jane Furse Crossing, opened during the course of 2013 and is situated at the main four-way intersection in Jane Furse.
History
Jane Furse developed around the Jane Furse Memorial Hospital, which was founded by the Rt Revd Michael Furse, Bishop of Pretoria and is named after his daughter, who died at the age of 14.[1]
Government
Most of the land in Jane Furse falls under the authority of traditional leaders, known as Magoshi (singular = kgoshi). Kgoshi Mampuru Mampuru lays claim to much of Jane Furse, and other parts of the town are under the disputed authority of other local chiefs.
Culture
The town is host to the Sekhukhune Community Radio. Other media serving the area include Thobela FM, the Polokwane-based South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) radio station and Capricorn FM, a commercial radio station also based in Polokwane.
A unique of genre of music is found in Jane Furse and surrounding areas. Known as "Tja Manyalo" (wedding songs), this type of music is almost exclusively produced in and around Sekhukhune areas.
Sepedi is the language mostly spoken in Jane Furse. Other languages also spoken here, although by a minority of residents, include Swati and Ndebele.
Education
Several primary and secondary schools are located in Jane Furse, catering for an estimate of 90,000 students in total. Most of the schools are public schools with just one private school and the list is as follows:
- St Mark's College, Jane Furse
- St. Mark's Primary
- Jane Furse Comprehensive School
- Jane Furse Primary
- Arethabeng Primary School
- Bafedi Primary School
- Baropodi Comprehensive
- Kgolane Secondary
- Lengama Secondary School
- Madibong Primary
- Matsebong Secondary School
- Ngwana-matlang secondary school
Health Facilities
Jane Furse has one hospital serving the area:
- Jane Furse Hospital
- St Ritas
Private facility
- Jane Furse Health Wellness Medical Centre, is a private clinic functioning 24 hours: 7 days a week. It is situated on corner New hospital road and Mamone road. It has a general practitioner, a dentist, dietitian, xray ( radiographer), optometrist, podiatrist etc.
Notable people
The following is a list of notable people associated with Jane Furse.
- Manche Masemola, Christian martyr
- Godfrey Pitje[2]
- Aaron Motsoaledi, minister of health in the South African Government
- Joe Phaahla[3]
- Harry Letsebe[4]
- Matete Motubatse, Artist
References
- ^ Elwyn Jenkins (2007-01-01). Falling Into Place: The Story of Modern South African Place Names. New Africa Books. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-86486-689-9.
- ^ "Godfrey Mokgonane Pitje". South African History Online. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
- ^ "Dr Mathume Joseph "Joe" Phaahla". South African History Online. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
- ^ Mantshantsha, Sikonathi (13 November 2009). "Bogus CV earns MDDA promotion". Fin24. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
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