Cassel, South Africa

Cassel
Cassel  Cassel shown within Northern Cape
Coordinates: 26°57′58″S 23°58′48″E / 26.966°S 23.980°ECoordinates: 26°57′58″S 23°58′48″E / 26.966°S 23.980°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	John Taolo Gaetsewe
Municipality	Joe Morolong
Area[1]
• Total	4.95 km^2 (1.91 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	3,895
• Density	790/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	98.4%
• Coloured	0.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Tswana	92.4%
• English	1.6%
• Zulu	1.1%
• Other	4.9%
Postal code (street)	8587
PO box	8587

Cassel is a village near Kuruman,^[2] in John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Cassel Village is situated 90 km North West of Kuruman in the Northern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa. Cassel is under the chieftaincy of the Batlhaping-ba-ga-Phuduhutswana in the last legally and traditionally recognised chief, Kgosi Mothusi Godfrey Thaganyane *deceased*. The late Kgosi Mothusi G. Thaganyane did not have a son. Consequently, the chieftaincy is yet to be traditionally handed over to his eldest daughter. However the daughter is still a minor and as a result the chieftaincy is still under controversial discussions as to who has to be an interim chief.

Cassel has two effective pre-schools in Kaing and Kagishong Early Learning Centres, two primary schools called Pulelo and Simololang, one Kopano Middle School and the one high school named after the wife of the late Kgosi M.G. Thaganyane, Nametsegang High School.

References

1. "Main Place Cassel". Census 2011.
2. "Northern Cape education crisis". City Press. Retrieved 2 September 2014.