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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Steynsburg

Steynsburg is a small town in the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality of the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Steynsburg is located on the intersection of the R56 and R390.

The town lies 64 kilometres (40 mi) south-west of Burgersdorp and 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of Hofmeyr. It developed around the Reformed Church established in 1872 and has been administered by a village management board since 1874. Steynsburg is named after Douwe Gerbrandt Steyn, grandfather of President Paul Kruger.

Steynsburg has a well-established Provincial hospital.

Notable citizens