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Vhembe is one ___MASK93___ the 5 districts ___MASK93___ ___MASK97___ province ___MASK93___ South Africa . It is the northernmost district ___MASK93___ the country and shares its northern border with Beitbridge district in Matabeleland South , Zimbabwe . Vhembe consist ___MASK93___ all terrotories that were part ___MASK93___ the former Venda Bantustan , however , two large densely populated districts ___MASK93___ the former Tsonga homeland ___MASK93___ Gazankulu , in particular , Hlanganani and Malamulele were also incorporated into Vhembe , hence the ethnic diversity ___MASK93___ the District . The seat ___MASK93___ Vhembe is Thohoyandou , the former Capital ___MASK93___ the former Venda Bantustan . According to 2001 census , 800 000 ___MASK93___ Vhembe residents speak Venda as their mother language , while 400 000 speak Tsonga and 27 000 speak Northern Sotho . The district code is DC34 . ___MASK63___ Africa , officially the Republic ___MASK93___ ___MASK63___ Africa ( RSA ), is the southernmost country in Africa . It is bounded on the south by ___MASK93___ coastline ___MASK93___ Southern Africa stretching along the ___MASK63___ Atlantic and ___MASK13___ Oceans , on the north by the neighbouring countries ___MASK93___ ___MASK69___ , Botswana and Zimbabwe , and on the east and northeast by Mozambique and ___MASK10___ , and surrounding the kingdom ___MASK93___ Lesotho . ___MASK63___ Africa is the 25th - largest country in the world by land area , and with close to 56 million people , is the world ' s 24th - most populous nation . It is the southernmost country on the mainland ___MASK93___ the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere . It is the only country that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the ___MASK13___ Ocean . About 80 percent ___MASK93___ ___MASK63___ Africans are ___MASK93___ Sub - Saharan African ancestry , divided among a variety ___MASK93___ ethnic groups speaking different Bantu languages , nine ___MASK93___ which have official status . The remaining population consists ___MASK93___ Africa ' s largest communities ___MASK93___ European ( white ), Asian ( ___MASK13___ ), and multiracial ( coloured ) ancestry . The ___MASK97___ River rises in central southern Africa , and flows generally eastwards to the ___MASK13___ Ocean . The term ___MASK97___ is the modified version of the original Sepedi name " diphororo tša meetse ", meaning  gushing strong waterfalls ". The river is approximately long , with a drainage basin in size . The mean discharge measured over a year is 170 m / s ( 6 , 200 cu ft / s ) at its mouth . The ___MASK97___ is the second largest river in Africa that drains to the ___MASK13___ Ocean , after the Zambezi River . The Bantu languages , technically the Narrow Bantu languages ( as opposed to " Wide Bantu ", a loosely defined categorization which includes other Bantoid languages ), constitute a traditional branch ___MASK93___ the ___MASK41___  Congo languages . There are about 250 Bantu languages by the criterion ___MASK93___ mutual intelligibility , though the distinction between language and dialect is often unclear , and " Ethnologue " counts 535 languages . Bantu languages are spoken largely east and south ___MASK93___ present - day ___MASK33___ , that is , in the regions commonly known as Central ___MASK31___ , Southeast ___MASK31___ , and Southern ___MASK31___ . Parts ___MASK93___ the Bantu area include languages from other language families ( see map ). A Bantustan ( also known as Bantu homeland , black homeland , black state or simply homeland ) was a territory set aside for black inhabitants ___MASK93___ South Africa and South ___MASK9___ Africa ( now ___MASK69___ ), as part ___MASK93___ the policy ___MASK93___ apartheid . Ten Bantustans were established in South Africa , and ten in neighbouring South ___MASK9___ Africa ( then under South African administration ), for the purpose ___MASK93___ concentrating the members ___MASK93___ designated ethnic groups , thus making each ___MASK93___ those territories ethnically homogeneous as the basis for creating " autonomous " nation states for South Africa ' s different black ethnic groups . ___MASK50___ , officially the Republic ___MASK93___ ___MASK50___ , is a landlocked country located in southern Africa , between the Zambezi and ___MASK97___ Rivers . It is bordered by South Africa to the south , Botswana to the ___MASK9___ and ___MASK77___ , Zambia to the northwest , and Mozambique to the east and northeast . Although it does not border ___MASK69___ , less than 200 metres ___MASK93___ the Zambezi River separates it from that country . The capital and largest city is Harare . A country ___MASK93___ roughly 13 million people , ___MASK50___ has 16 official languages , with English , Shona , and Ndebele the most commonly used . Lwamondo is a village in the ___MASK60___ , ___MASK93___ ___MASK97___ Province , South Africa . It has been ruled by Vho - Thovhele A . C . Nelwamondo , since 1971 . Ndi vha Nyambado I no rema thavha ya Lwamondo , ngeno ya vhanwe I tshirema basha . Hu aniwa nga matshele na nyambado . Nwana a losha vhari , dzulani zwanu Kwinda Rambado , Mulaudzi wa ha Nyambado . Vho mme vha tshi vhidza vhana vhari idani ngeno Mphwambado ! The ___MASK96___ is the second largest of the world ' s oceans with a total area of about . It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth ' s surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area . It separates the " Old World " from the " New World ". ___MASK69___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK69___ ( German : ), is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean . It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north , Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east . Although it does not border Zimbabwe , a part of less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River ( essentially a small bulge in Botswana to achieve a Botswana / Zambia micro - border ) separates the two countries . ___MASK69___ gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990 , following the Namibian War of Independence . Its capital and largest city is Windhoek , and it is a member state of the United Nations ( UN ), the Southern African Development Community ( SADC ), the African Union ( AU ), and the Commonwealth of Nations . ___MASK51___ , meaning " Place of Safety " in Northern Sotho , is a city in the ___MASK51___ Local Municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province , South Africa . It is also often referred to by its former official name , Pietersburg . ___MASK51___ is South Africa ' s largest urban centre north of Gauteng . It was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Malamulele can refer to the town ___MASK93___ Malamulele or the area ___MASK93___ Malamulele . Both the town ( approximately in the ___MASK87___ ___MASK93___ the area ) and area are in the ___MASK97___ province ___MASK93___ South Africa and predominantly occupied by Tsonga people . Malamulele is flanked by two rivers , Levubu River ( Rivhubye ) to the ___MASK9___ and Letaba River to the ___MASK55___ , meanwhile the Shingwedzi River runs from Malamulele West to Malamulele ___MASK55___ , joining the ___MASK97___ River in ___MASK4___ on its way to the Indian Ocean . Malamulele is the seat ___MASK93___ the Collins Chabane Local Municipality . ___MASK97___ is the northernmost province of South Africa . It is named after the ___MASK97___ River , which forms the province ' s western and northern borders . The name " ___MASK97___ " has its etymological origin in the Northern Sotho language word " diphororo tša meetse ", meaning " strong gushing waterfalls ". The capital is ___MASK51___ , formerly called " Pietersburg ". ___MASK86___ , officially the Kingdom of ___MASK86___ , is an enclaved , landlocked country in southern Africa completely surrounded by South Africa . It is just over in size and has a population slightly over two million . Its capital and largest city is Maseru . ___MASK10___ , officially the Kingdom of ___MASK10___ ( or ; Swazi : " Umbuso weSwatini " ; sometimes called kaNgwane or Eswatini ), is a sovereign state in Southern Africa . It is neighboured by Mozambique to its northeast and by South Africa to its north , west and south . The country and its people take their names from Mswati II , the 19th - century king under whose rule Swazi territory was expanded and unified . ___MASK4___ ( or ), officially the Republic of ___MASK4___ ( or "") is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east , Tanzania to the north , ___MASK14___ and Zambia to the northwest , Zimbabwe to the west , and ___MASK10___ and South Africa to the southwest . It is separated from Madagascar by the ___MASK4___ Channel to the east . The capital and largest city is Maputo ( known as " Lourenço Marques " before independence ). The ___MASK13___ Ocean is the third largest of the world ' s oceanic divisions , covering ( approximately 20 % of the water on the Earth ' s surface ). It is bounded by Asia on the north , on the west by Africa , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by Antarctica . It is named after the country of ___MASK62___ . The ___MASK13___ Ocean is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great ___MASK13___ sea "", in Hindi . Southern ___MASK31___ is the southernmost region ___MASK93___ the African continent , variably defined by geography or geopolitics , and including several countries . The term " southern ___MASK31___ " or " Southern ___MASK31___ ", generally includes ___MASK92___ , Botswana , ___MASK86___ , ___MASK14___ , Mozambique , ___MASK69___ , South ___MASK31___ , ___MASK10___ , Zambia , and Zimbabwe . From a political perspective the region is said to be unipolar with South ___MASK31___ as a first regional power . The Eastern Hemisphere is a geographical term for the half ___MASK93___ the earth that is ___MASK55___ ___MASK93___ the prime ___MASK28___ ( which crosses Greenwich , England ) and west ___MASK93___ the antimeridian . It is also used to refer to Europe , Asia , Africa , and Australia , in contrast with the Western Hemisphere , which includes North and South America . This hemisphere may also be called the " Oriental Hemisphere ". In addition , it may be used in a cultural or geopolitical sense as a synonym for the " Old World ". ___MASK7___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK7___ , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa . The citizens refer to themselves as " Batswana " ( singular : " Motswana "). Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , ___MASK7___ adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966 . Since then , it has maintained a strong tradition of stable representative democracy , with a consistent record of uninterrupted democratic elections . Multiracial is defined as made up ___MASK93___ or relating to people ___MASK93___ many races . Many terms exist for people ___MASK93___ various multiracial backgrounds . While some ___MASK93___ the terms used in the past are considered insulting and offensive , there are many socially acceptable modern terms that multiracial people identify with . These include " mixed - race " ( or simply " mixed "), " biracial ", " multiracial ", " métis ", " mestizo ", " mulatto ", " dougla ", and " pardo ". Sub - Saharan ___MASK31___ is , geographically , the area ___MASK93___ the continent ___MASK93___ ___MASK31___ that lies south ___MASK93___ the Sahara desert . According to the UN , it consists ___MASK93___ all African countries that are fully or partially located south ___MASK93___ the Sahara . It contrasts with North ___MASK31___ , whose territories are part ___MASK93___ the League ___MASK93___ Arab states within the Arab world . ___MASK82___ , Djibouti , Comoros and Mauritania are geographically in Sub - Saharan ___MASK31___ , but are likewise Arab states and part ___MASK93___ the Arab world . The Old World consists ___MASK93___ Africa , ___MASK54___ , and Asia , regarded collectively as the part ___MASK93___ the world known to Europeans before contact with the Americas . It is used in the context ___MASK93___ , and contrast with , the New World ( Americas ). A census is the procedure ___MASK93___ systematically acquiring and recording information about the members ___MASK93___ a given population . It is a regularly occurring and official count ___MASK93___ a particular population . The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses ; other common censuses include agriculture , business , and traffic censuses . The United Nations defines the essential features ___MASK93___ population and housing censuses as " individual enumeration , universality within a defined territory , simultaneity and defined periodicity ", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every 10 years . United Nations recommendations also cover census topics to be collected , official definitions , classifications and other useful information to co - ordinate international practice . Thohoyandou is a town in the ___MASK97___ Province of South Africa . It is the administrative centre of Vhembe District Municipality and ___MASK42___ . It is also known for being the former capital of the bantustan of Venda . Thohoyandou was built at Tshiluvhi which was under Khosi vho Netshiluvhi . Construction started in 1977 with P East and P West residential area / location as R293 town , a shopping centre and Venda Government buildings . The Netshiluvhis were the first occupants of the area as far back as 1400 AD , i . e . after the collapse of Mapungubwe Kingdom . They were forcefully removed from this area between 1960 and 1970 by the apartheid government of the Venda Bantustan under khosi vho Mphephu Ramabulana . The name Tshiluvhi comes from the Venda word " luvha " which means to pay homages or respect . The former Venda president built his palace and his ministerial resident at Tshiluvhis chiefs kraal as they were already moved by the apartheid government . The following leaders and their subject under Netshiluvhi were forcefully removed from their areas . Some of the Netshiluvhi are known by different names : Malima , Khorommbi , Mathomu , Magidi , and Mudau . The name Tshiluvhi was totally stricken out and replaced by Thohoyandou as per the then government , and was left as a name of a primary school . Gazankulu was a bantustan in ___MASK63___ Africa , intended by the apartheid government to be a semi - independent homeland for the Shangaan Tsonga people . It was located in both the ___MASK70___ Transvaal , now ___MASK97___ province and Eastern Transvaal , now Mpumalanga province . It received self - rule from the central government in 1969 , with its capital at Giyani . Gazankulu homeland covered the lands around Elim Hospital , which is 15 km from Makhado town , as well as some areas around Levubu river valley , the villages of Valdezia and Bungeni being the two largest Tsonga settlements in the Levubu river valley , with a combined population of more than 50 000 people , according to the mid - 2015 population statistics and stretched down up to Hazyview in Mpumalanga . Total length of Gazankulu , from Elim Hospital to Hazyview , was 317 km long , which is a distance equivalent of travelling from Pretoria to Bandelierkop in ___MASK97___ . The homeland consisted of the ' ___MASK17___ Gazankulu ' which were Elim , Giyani and Malamulele , with 3 large exclaves , which were Bushbuckridge , Tzaneen and Phalaborwa . Gazankulu shared borders with other black homelands , which were , Venda , Lebowa and Kangwane . Venda was a Bantustan in ___MASK70___ South Africa , bordering Zimbabwe to the north , while to the south and ___MASK55___ , it shared a long border with another black homeland , Gazankulu . It is now part of the Limpopo province . Venda was founded as a homeland by the South African government for the Venda people , speakers of the Venda language . The United Nations and international community refused to recognize Venda ( or any other Bantustan ) as an independent state . ___MASK31___ is the world ' s second - largest and second - ___MASK32___ - populous continent . At about 30 . 3 million km² ( 11 . 7 million square miles ) including adjacent islands , it covers 6 % of Earth ' s total surface area and 20 . 4 % of its total land area . With 1 . 1 billion people as of 2013 , it accounts for about 15 % of the world ' s human population . The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north , both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast , the ___MASK13___ Ocean to the southeast , and the Atlantic Ocean to the west . The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos . It contains 54 fully recognized sovereign states ( countries ), nine territories and two " de facto " independent states with limited or no recognition .