Sterkspruit
The town is located about 45 km south-east of Zastron, 80 km north-east of Aliwal North, and 24 km from the Lesotho border. It takes its name from the Sterkspruit, the watercourse on which it is situated. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘strong stream’.
Health
The town houses the Empilisweni District Hospital, a public government-funded and managed district hospital. It is a level 1 hospital with 93 usable beds. As it is situated close to Lesotho and Free State borders, it also renders health services to cross-border citizens visiting Sterkspruit.
Water quality has been a problem, with 140 babies dying in 2008 after drinking contaminated water.
Protests
In 2013, the town was shut down for two weeks in protests led by the Sterkspruit Civic Association, with the goal of forming its own, separate, municipality.
See also
References
- ^ "Main Place Sterkspruit". Census 2011.
- ^ "Saexplorer.co.za".
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 416.
- ^ "Why Sterkspruit wants to secede". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Sterkspruit protests condemned". News24. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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