Owendale, Northern Cape

Owendale is a town in Kgatelopele Local Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located between Postmasburg and Daniëlskuil.[2]

Owendale
Owendale Owendale
Coordinates: 28.270°S 23.418°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	ZF Mgcawu
Municipality	Kgatelopele
Area [1]
• Total	32.33 km^2 (12.48 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	115
• Density	3.6/km^2 (9.2/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	37.4%
• Coloured	20.9%
• Indian/Asian	2.6%
• White	39.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	74.6%
• Tswana	14.0%
• English	7.0%
• Xhosa	2.6%
• Other	1.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

An old mining town, it was owned by Pieter du Toit from 1998 to 2006, when it was auctioned.[2] He had reportedly bought the settlement as a base for Gemeente van die Verbondsvolk, a religious cult.[2] Members of the congregation wished to live in an isolated village, but the dearth of available jobs led to the disintegration of the community.[2] Asbestos mining operations had ceased in 1993.[2]

Louis Theroux visited the town as part of his 2000 Weird Weekends documentary series, in which the town is described as being for "whites only".[3]

See also

• Morgenzon
• Balmoral, Mpumalanga

References

1. "Main Place Owendale". Census 2011.
2. van Wyk, Maryna (19 March 2006). "Dorp opgeveil! Eienaar trek neus op vir R1,7 miljoen". Rapport. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
3. "Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends - South Africa". ABC Television. Retrieved 1 April 2015.