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Local Municipality : King Sabata Dalindyebo | Local Municipality : King Sabata Dalindyebo | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms appear to have been adopted during the 19<sup>th</sup> century, and it is surprising that neither the apartheid Republic of South Africa (1961) nor the Republic of Transkei (1976) made any attempt to change these arms, which reflect a brand of imperialism that appears to have been dominant among the white voters - officials, traders and farmers - who constituted the municipality of Umtata during the 1890s. | The arms appear to have been adopted during the 19<sup>th</sup> century, and it is surprising that neither the apartheid Republic of South Africa (1961) nor the Republic of Transkei (1976) made any attempt to change these arms, which reflect a brand of imperialism that appears to have been dominant among the white voters - officials, traders and farmers - who constituted the municipality of Umtata during the 1890s. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[ | [https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography '''Literature''']: Information from Mike Oettle, South Africa. | ||
[[Category:South African Municipalities]] | [[Category:South African Municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Eastern Cape]] | [[Category:Eastern Cape]] | ||