Definition of Koegas. Meaning of Koegas. Synonyms of Koegas

- The Koegas mine was a crocidolite (blue asbestos) mine in Northern Cape, South Africa. It lies near to the town of Prieska and drew much of its workforce...
- The Koegas atrocities or Koegas affair (1878–80) was a notorious murder case in the Cape Colony, which led to deep political divisions and a follow-up...
- again heading east to Westerburg. Here it crosses the Orange River to reach Koegas. From there it heads north-east to its terminus on the N8. Routes Travel...
- po****tion of 14,246. Many residents, historically, worked at the nearby Koegas mine which extracted and processed blue asbestos. The town is 240 km south...
- culminated in his public campaign against the government for its role in the Koegas atrocities. Sprigg's retaliation was swift. He ordered a review and cancellation...
- main agricultural activities in an area where mining was once common. The Koegas asbestos mine, 24 km from town, was the largest blue asbestos mine in the...
- differing from Sprigg on many points, was not immune to such issues. The "Koegas affair" (1879–80) involved the murder of San people (Bushmen) by farmers...
- Limpopo province and the remaining twenty-five percent from the Prieska Koegas area in the Northern Cape province. The majority of the claimants in the...
- was a circuit interpreter from 1872-1880. He was the interpreter in the Koegas murder case. Faure not being satisfied with the case wrote letters to the...
- expansionist policies of the new government (and incidents such as the Koegas atrocities) came under severe criticism from the Argus. In retaliation for...