Giyani

Giyani is a north eastern city inside the Limpopo province of South Africa and a former capital of the Gazankulu Bantustan. Giyani is located on the intersection among R578 Avenue South Africa and R81. It is positioned within the coronary heart of Limpopo Bushveld, on the northern financial institution of the Klein Letaba River west of Kruger National Park. Situated in the northern part of former Gazankulu, Giyani become mounted inside the Sixties as the administrative centre for the Tsonga people.

Giyani is now the executive capital of Mopani District Municipality. Giyani lies 470 km north east of Johannesburg through avenue, 104 km from Tzaneen and one hundred and five km from the Phalaborwa Gate of the Kruger National Park and 35 km from Malamulele. Giyani was established in the course of the Nineteen Sixties as a capital City of Gazankulu through, before the 60s, the land wherein Giyani is located belonged to Manombe royal family. The name Giyani has been named through Hosi SDW Nxumalo. The Risinga Community got here led with the aid of their headman Chabalala.