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Capital city of the North-West Province, South Africa
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Mahikeng, also known as Mafikeng and Mafeking, is a town of 15,000 people (2011) in North West Province, South Africa. The town has many resorts, popular around the summer season. It is famous for the Siege of Mafeking, in which Robert Baden-Powell rose to fame.
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Good seafood.
Restaurant, pool, spa. Quite elegant.
Really nice pool. Very clean and spacious guesthouse.
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