Transvaal

Transvaal, former province of South Africa (1910-1994).

History

The province occupied the northeastern part of the country. The Limpopo River marked its border with Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north, while the Vaal River marked its boundary with Orange Free State province to the south. It was bounded by Mozambique and Swaziland to the east and by Cape Province to the west. The Transvaal’s name, which means “across the Vaal,” originated with the Afrikaners who in the 1830s migrated to the region after crossing the Vaal River.

In 1994, the Transvaal was split into four provinces:

• Northern (now Limpopo)
• Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging (now Gauteng)
• Eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga)
• and part of North-West.

Provincial governance

The province was headed by an administrator. This role oversaw the several provincial government departments.

Departments included:

Transvaal Education Department

Provincial Arts' Organisations

From 1963, the principal performing arts' organisation in the Transvaal was the Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal (PACT).

For more informantion, see Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal.

Sources

https://www.britannica.com/place/Transvaal

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