FAQ's
What is the average temperature of Nieu Bethesda?
Summer average around 30°C; winter average around 3°C.
What is the altitude of Nieu Bethesda?
1 350 metres.
What is the average rainfall of Nieu Bethesda?
Varies between 70mm and 300mm. Rainfall is highly unpredictable, and can fall at any time of year though most
usually in summer thunderstorms. Snow can be expected in winter.
What is the population of Nieu Bethesda?
Around 1 000 people - up to about 100 in the central area and about 900 in the township extension called
Pienaarsig.
What does Karoo mean?
Derived from Khoikhoi word meaning 'dry'.
What are rusks?
Dry biscuits that are best dunked in a mug of tea or coffee.
What is a spaza?
Derived from township slang meaning 'camouflaged', a spaza is a small shop of a kind originally operating
informally in townships and often based in private houses.
What does gogga mean?
Informal Afrikaans term for a creepy-crawly and derived from the Khoikhoi xo-xon, a collective term for
creeping things.
What does masakhane mean?
isiXhosa word meaning let us empower one another.