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The naming of Langa
Many people people think the name Langa means sun. If this was so then Xhosa speakers would call this place "Elangeni" which they don't. Langa, as pronounced in English, is actually called "Kwa-Langa" which means the place of Langa, indicating ownership of an individual by that name.
In 1873 a Tribal chief and renowned rainmaker, Langalibalele, was imprisoned on Robben Island. Various prominent people fought for his release and he was subsequently confined to a farm called "Uitvlugt" on the site of present day Pinelands. Langa, which adjoins Pinelands commemorates this folk hero as it was developed in 1898 on the land know as "Langalibalele's Location".
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