Jane Furse
Jane Furse is the main town and administrative seat of Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality in Sekhukhune District, Limpopo. It is a busy service centre for villages such as Ga-Moretsele, Madibong, Marulaneng, Mamone, Mokwete and Riverside. The Jane Furse Plaza and Jane Furse Crossing shopping centres sit at the main four-way intersection, and the regional hospital and many schools are here.
History
The town grew around the Jane Furse Memorial Hospital and the Anglican and Roman Catholic mission schools, clinics and churches. Michael Furse, Anglican Bishop of Pretoria from 1909 to 1920, founded the hospital. It is named after his daughter Jane Diana Furse, who died of scarlet fever in 1918 aged 14. The area is the historical heartland of the Bapedi, and the Bapedi leader Kgoshi Mampuru II is commemorated at nearby Mamone.
Getting there
Jane Furse sits on the R579, which runs north-west to Lebowakgomo and Polokwane and south toward Groblersdal. Roads also link it east to Burgersfort/Steelpoort and west to Nebo and Marble Hall. Minibus taxis from the town's taxi rank serve the region. Polokwane International Airport is the nearest airport.
Weather & climate
Warm, semi-arid climate in the Sekhukhune lowveld-highveld transition. Summers are hot, with rain mostly from November to March. Winters are dry with mild days and cool nights.
Things to do
- Kgoshi Mampuru II Commemoration DayAnnual commemoration of Kgoshi Mampuru II held at Mamone near Jane Furse, drawing large crowds, dignitaries and cultural performances.
- Leolo MountainsMountain range in Makhuduthamaga that the municipality promotes for eco-tourism and hiking.
Things to see
- Jane Furse Memorial Hospital (historic mission)Mission hospital founded by Anglican Bishop Michael Furse, the town grew around it. Both hospital and town are named after his daughter Jane, who died in 1918.
- Kgoshi Mampuru II StatueConcrete monument to Kgoshi Mampuru II, heir to the Bapedi throne, who was executed at Pretoria Central Prison in 1883. It is registered on SAHRIS and stands about 9 km north-west of Jane Furse.
- Manche Masemola heritageHeritage linked to Manche Masemola, the Anglican martyr from the Sekhukhune area, promoted by the municipality as a tourism asset. Each year a pilgrimage is made to her grave near Marishane.
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Cashbuild Jane Furse
Cashbuild building-materials store. It was advertising staff vacancies in August 2026.
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Jane Furse, Limpopo
Jane Furse Crossing
Shopping centre opened in 2013 at the town's main four-way intersection.
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Jane Furse, Limpopo
Jane Furse Plaza
One of the town's two main shopping centres.
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Jane Furse, Limpopo
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