Lenyenye
Lenyenye is a township in the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality, about 20 km south-east of Tzaneen and directly south of Nkowankowa. It had about 12,100 residents in 2011, and most of them speak Northern Sotho (the Sekgaga dialect of the Bakgaga ba Maake).
History
The township was first called Ramalema and is named after a small river that runs west of it. It is home to the Bakgaga people. Dr Mamphela Ramphele was banished to Lenyenye under apartheid and lived there from 1977 to 1984. Writer Keletso Mopai (If You Keep Digging, 2019) grew up there.
Getting there
About 20 km south-east of Tzaneen by road, through or past Nkowankowa. Minibus taxis and local shuttle services connect it with Tzaneen.
Weather & climate
Subtropical Lowveld climate: hot, humid summers with most rain falling between November and March, and mild, dry winters.
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