Summary
Syferskuil is a town in Bojanala District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
Syferskuil | |
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  Syferskuil  Syferskuil | |
| Coordinates: 25°04′26″S 28°13′59″E / 25.074°S 28.233°E | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Bojanala Platinum |
| Municipality | Moretele |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.14 km2 (1.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,269 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 47.5% |
| • Northern Sotho | 27.2% |
| • Tsonga | 12.2% |
| • Sotho | 3.5% |
| • Other | 9.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Notable people from Cyferskuil
Jack Mithileni
Jack Mithileni is a one-time inspector of schools in the homeland of Bophuthatswana.
He is also a budding author whose manuscript is ready for publishing. Jack Mithileni is a former Ndebele College of Education English lecturer, now part of the University of Johannesburg.
He started primary school at Swarisanang, secondary school at Utsane and high school at Ratlhagane in Pankop and is a UNISA graduate.
In 1989, the South African government awarded Mr Mithileni a scholarship to study in Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Canada. This was in recognition of Mr Mithileni being the best English lecturer out of all the 17 Colleges of Education that existed in South Africa at that time.
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