Tlokwe Ruins

Tlokwe Ruins
Location of Tlokwe Ruins in Gauteng
Nearest city Fochville
Coordinates 26°29′S 27°29′E / 26.483°S 27.483°E / -26.483; 27.483Coordinates: 26°29′S 27°29′E / 26.483°S 27.483°E / -26.483; 27.483

The Tlokwe Ruins are the remains of Sotho-Tswana settlements on the hills surrounding Fochville in Gauteng, South Africa. They were inhabited until the inhabitants were driven away by Mzilikazi in the 1820s.[1]

The Sotho-Tswana people lived in this area for roughly 300 years before the 1815-1840 Difaqane and the 1815-1816 volcanic winter. They farmed sorghum, maize and cattle in the fertile valleys and had a thriving community. During the Difaqane they accepted refugees from the south and eventually, caving in to both population and environmental pressures, moved toward the Brits area.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ http://uctscholar.uct.ac.za/PDF/4303_Anderson_MS_02chapter2.pdf
  2. ↑ http://mg.co.za/article/2013-11-14-walking-in-the-ruins-of-a-lost-world
  3. ↑ http://www.tourismnorthwest.co.za/fochville/#tab=tab-1
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