Pretoria

[pri-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-]

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noun

a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.

Pretoria

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noun

Also called: Tshwane.��a city in N South Africa, the administrative capital of South Africa; formerly capital of Transvaal province: two universities (1873, 1930); large steelworks. Pop: 525 384 (2001)

Pretoria

Administrative capital of South Africa. (See also Cape Town.)

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On the souring of relations between Pretoria and Washington, he said South Africa hoped to have a "frank, constructive discussion about them".

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The party runs Tigray's interim administration which was established in 2023 as part of the peace deal, known as the Pretoria peace agreement.

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The 38-year-old white South African often takes snapshots capturing scenes such as a cold Johannesburg morning, the purple Jacaranda trees famously associated with Pretoria or Cape Town's popular beachfronts.

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The Trump administration has also accused South Africa of seizing land from white farmers without compensation, something Pretoria has repeatedly denied.

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Ndlovu was the founder of a local radio station, Capital Live, in South Africa's capital Pretoria.

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