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AREA FOCUS | AREAFOKUS
Lots of beautiful churches in the heart of the city .
Brothers , on whom we focus in this edition , as well as Whiphold , who plants more than 2 000 hectares of maize and who has also participated in Nation in Conversation , and Amadlelo .
The branch is strategically situated next to the N2 .
WHAT DOES THE MARKETER SAY ? The marketer in the area is Roy Moorcroft and he tells us that customers in this area mostly buy 55 to 67 kilowatt tractors , seldom anything larger than 103 kW . Farmers mostly farm with cattle and produce tomatoes , pineapples and are dairy farmers . The John Deere 6140 tractor is commonly used - there is no demand for massive tractors and implements . Producers can contact him since he covers the area from East-London to Durban , all the way to Umtata and further inland to Cathcart and Hamburg .
WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE FROM THE AREA The former 1979 Formula One world champion , Jody Scheckter , is from the area . When I went jogging I even saw a street named Scheckter Place . With
Senwes being an investor in cricket , it is good to know that the world record holder for the most wickets in test cricket ( 532 ), Mark Boucher , was also born here . Another well-known person is Makhaya Ntini , better known as the Mdingi Express , with reference to the area which he hails from .
CLUBS It is the home of the Border Bulldogs ( rugby ) and the Warriors at Buffalo Park Cricket Stadium . Buffalo Park hosted the ICB world cup in 2003 and presented two IPL matches in 2009 . The Buffalo Rugby Club and the Buffalo Roadrunners are right next door . According to Tracy Smith , committee member , Roadrunners host one of the most unique road races in the world , namely the Washie 100-mile road
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The City Hall in typical Victorian style and dates back to 1987 .
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