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    Wepener is a town in the Free State, South Africa, located near the border of Lesotho. The town is named after Louw Wepener, the leader of the Boers in...
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  • Wepener is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Louw Wepener (1812–1865), South African commandant Willie Wepener (born 1981), South African...
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    Lourens Jacobus (Louw) Wepener was born on 21 July 1812. He was the son of a German immigrant – Frederick Jacobus Wepener – and a Cape Colony woman – Johanna...
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  • The Louw Wepener Decoration, post-nominal letters LWD, is a military decoration for bravery which was instituted by the Union of South Africa in 1952...
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    Frederik Willem Wepener (born 2 April 1981) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker for the Lions in Super Rugby and the Golden...
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  • Koffiefontein Luckhoff Petrusburg Philippolis Reddersburg Rouxville Smithfield Springfontein Blesberg (Thaba 'Nchu) Trompsburg Van Stadensrus Wepener Zastron...
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    census. Zastron: 14,122 Rouxville: 11,904 Bethulie: 9,333 Smithfield: 7,946 Wepener: 12,964 Dewetsdorp: 13,521 Reddersburg: 6,070 Edenburg: 6,968 Trompsburg:...
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    particularly in the regions around Clarens, Bethlehem, Ficksburg, Ladybrand and Wepener. Sesotho is the dominant home language in most of the province. Zulu is...
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  • Daniel "Daan" Wepener Bekker (9 February 1932 – 22 October 2009) was a South African boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division (+ 91 kg)...
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  • The Louw Wepener Medal, post-nominal letters LWM, is a South African military decoration for bravery which was instituted by the Republic of South Africa...
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    Wepener Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South...
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    Regiment Louw Wepener was an infantry battalion of the South African Army. As a reserve force unit, it had a status roughly equivalent to that of a British...
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    State, South Africa that connects Rouxville with Villiers via Zastron, Wepener, Ladybrand, Ficksburg, Bethlehem & Reitz. The R26 begins in the town of...
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    of Bloemfontein, situated along the R702 road. Wepener — A village 35 km southeast of Dewetsdorp, Wepener is the gateway to Mafeteng in Lesotho, with the...
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    Wayback Machine Contaminated Olifants River Running Out of Time Smit, NJ; Wepener, V; Vlok, W; Wagenaar, GM; van Vuren, JHJ (2013). Conservation of tigerfish...
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    of approximately 61,000. The South African border town to Mafeteng is Wepener. The town is said to be named after an early visitor, Emile Roland, who...
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    approached, only 100 Boers were still with Wepener by 5pm and others had retreated to the Boer lines. Wepener made it to the top of Khubelu pass only to...
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    leader was born on 19 December 1792 in Graaff-Reinet Lourens Jacobus Wepener (Louw Wepener) (1812–1865) was born in Graaff-Reinet. He was a commandant in the...
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    African Tiger Fish, Animal-World Pet and Animal Information Smit, N.J.; Wepener, V.; Vlok, W.; Wagenaar, G.M. (Jan 2013). "Conservation of tigerfish, Hydrocynus...
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  • State province of South Africa. The settlement is some 30 km south of Wepener and 35 km north-north-west of Zastron. It was laid out on the farm Mook...
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    cheese and livestock are produced here. The town lies 32 km north-east of Wepener and 51 km south-west of Ladybrand, near the Lesotho border. It was laid...
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  • precedence: Preceded by the Pro Merito Decoration (PMD). Succeeded by the Louw Wepener Medal (LWM). Official national order of precedence: Preceded by the National...
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    Orange Free State] Part of it withstood a siege by Christiaan de Wet at Wepener on the borders of Basutoland. Another large source of volunteers was the...
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  • (1974–1975) Johannes Grosskopf (1975–1977) Ton Vosloo (1977–1983) Willem Wepener (1983–1989) Salie de Swardt (1989–1992) Willie Kühn (1993–1996) Johan de...
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  • is situated 120 km south-east of Bloemfontein on the R701 road between Wepener and Smithfield in the Free State, South Africa. It is about 2,300 hectares...
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    1875) Cape clergyman and author Jacobus Johannes Fouché, (6 June 1898, Wepener – 23 September 1980[1] Cape Town) served as the second President of South...
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    1007/978-3-642-68344-2_35. ISBN 9783642683466. Almécija, Clara; Cobelo-García, Antonio; Wepener, Victor; Prego, Ricardo (2017-05-01). "Platinum group elements in stream...
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    Philippolis Rouxville Senekal Smithfield Thaba Nchu Ventersburg Vrede Vredefort Wepener Winburg Amsterdam Bethal Bloemhof Boksburg Carolina Christiana Elandsfontein...
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    and Lesotho before entering South Africa's Free State province (north of Wepener). It then flows westward before joining the Orange River near Bethulie...
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