Eastern Cape

British

noun

Also called: Eastern Province. a province of S South Africa; formed in 1994 from the E part of the former Cape Province: service industries, agriculture, and mining. Capital: Bhisho (formerly Bisho). Pop: 7 088 547 (2004 est). Area: 169 600 sq km (65 483 sq miles)

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Moeran: South Africa quick Anrich Nortje is in fine form, taking a stack of wickets in the SA20 for Sunrisers Eastern Cape as they won the tournament.

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On his return home, an Israeli delegation visited the monarch's home province of the Eastern Cape with the promise of aid.

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Mandela's daughter wanted to use the proceeds from the sale to build a memorial garden at the late former resident's grave in Qunu, in Mthatha, Eastern Cape province.

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Magwenya said 16 of the men are from KwaZulu-Natal and one is from the Eastern Cape.

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They live in a village in the country's Eastern Cape province, an 11-hour drive from Johannesburg, where Mr Dywili now resides.

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