Northam, South Africa

Northam is a town in the Waterberg District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is approximately 54 km south of Thabazimbi on the R510 road.

History

The town was proclaimed in 1946 by E.H.J. Fulls on the farm Leeukoppie, which belonged to H. Herd, and was originally one of a number of farms allocated to British veterans of the Anglo-Boer war.

Economy

There are chrome and platinum mines in the area surrounding the town.

Culture and contemporary life

Northam is also home to the South African music festival Oppikoppi., which attracted hundreds of artists and thousands of fans every year in August.