Gauteng (/ɡaʊˈtɛŋ/ or /xaʊˈtɛŋ/; Sotho pronunciation [xɑ́.ú.ˈtʼè.ŋ̀]) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994. It was initially named Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging (or PWV) and was renamed 'Gauteng' in December 1994.
Situated in the heart of the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province in South Africa, with only 1.4% of the land area, but it is highly urbanised, containing the cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria. As of 2007[update], it had a population of nearly 10.5 million, making it the most populous province in South Africa.
The name Gauteng comes from the Sesotho word meaning "Place of Gold", the historical Sesotho name for Johannesburg and surrounding areas. This referred to the thriving gold industry in the province following the 1886 discovery of gold in Johannesburg. The Sesotho word is a locative derived from the Afrikaans goud (gold) plus the locative suffix "-ng." When properly pronounced, the first letter of the name Gauteng is a voiceless velar fricative, pronounced similarly to the "ch" in the German achtung or Scottish loch and the same as the Dutch "g" or the Spanish "g" as in gente. This pronunciation is natural in both the Sesotho and Afrikaans languages.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Xhosa pronunciation: [xoˈliːɬaɬa manˈdeːla]; born 18 July 1918) is a South African politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the first ever to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before being elected President, Mandela was a militant anti-apartheid activist, and the leader and co-founder of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). In 1962 he was arrested and convicted of sabotage and other charges, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Mandela went on to serve 27 years in prison, spending many of these years on Robben Island. Following his release from prison on 11 February 1990, Mandela led his party in the negotiations that led to the establishment of democracy in 1994. As President, he frequently gave priority to reconciliation, while introducing policies aimed at combating poverty and inequality in South Africa.
In South Africa, Mandela is often known as Madiba, his Xhosa clan name; or as tata (Xhosa: father). Mandela has received more than 250 awards over four decades.
Those who lived, went back running
Her light steps approached the door
ChouTfs house stands before her
Long has she waited for this
Harried steeds
Their owners stumbled
To report that her malevolence
Too strong to conquer
Guan De Gun was summoned
Slayer of Demons, feared in all Hells
TgSubmit to my sword now and
TgI shall grant you a quick deathTh
Chiong Kui Ya was called upon
Upholder of Order, Ghost Destroyer
TgRun all you want, like all othersTh
TgExecution is inevitableTh
Care not whether I live or die
But thy judgement shall not be unjustified
Why have you all turned a blind?
ChouTfs obliquity absurdly connived.
Thy escape, infraction of the Laws of Hell
Your slaying of entire troop just increases the anger of us
Damned Demon Natao shall be unmercifully punished.
You all shall rue the moment you stepped forth
How Noble your Godship no matter.
For his soul gnaws at mine, my hunger
You shall not stop me for nonsensical reason.
Blades flashing, quicker than the eye
She parried with her own, slicing
Spells hurled, seeking to envelop
She absorbed, and responded tenfold
Both Heaven and Hell under-mined her
Legions died in their attempts to conquer
fallen bodies Natao gladly stepped over
To despoil ChouTfs life at sight and grab his soul to hell
Grab your soul to hell
Hateful, Grab your soul to hell
Hateful, Grab your soul to hell
Mahakala calls to you
Souls are burning, power coursing through
Bloodlust once consumed us
Banished it to the deep
The beast now has left us
In smoky mountains sleep
The demon rise again
Never will peace be found
A tyrant's madness rules
From the gods not a sound
We shed blood in the past
The instinct now awaken
Our will never outlast
Our land not forsaken
There's no way past
Dormant awaken
There's no way past
Dormant awaken
Will not outlast
Never forsaken
Mahakala calls to you
Souls are burning, power coursing through
Deadly white Sun
Blocks out the sky
The demon rise again
Never will peace abound
A tyrant's madness rules
The gods cannot be found
Ingrained in my eyes
Crimson of foes and I
Ocean of blood below
Machetes in the sky
Mahakala calls to you
Souls are burning, power coursing through
Mahakala calls to you
Through the red fog
May the empire transcend time
Fall unknown on the front lines
Blood flows forth and fuel the fire
Feeding from the funeral pyre
May you speed us to our fate
Single minded in my hate
Blood flow forth and fuel the fire
Feeding from the funeral pyre
May you speed us to our fate
Single minded in my hate
In this prison just pain
Demons driven insane
In this prison just pain
Demons driven insane
No words can reach me here
They all lie unread
I demonize my will
Reconcile with the dead
Eyes staring down
No glance to the horizon
Future ablaze with all strength of conviction
Becoming one with remorseless machines
Remorseless machines
May the empire transcend time
Fall unknown on the front lines
Blood! Fuel! Fire!
May you speed us to our fate
Single minded in my hate
Feed! The! Pyre!
In this prison just pain
Demons driven insane
No words can reach me here
They all just lie unread
I demonize my will
Reconcile with the dead
Eyes staring down
No glance to the horizon
Future ablaze with all strength of conviction
Becoming one with remorseless machines
Do you pretend you're on your deathbed
do you exhale and hold your breath
does your heart stop and take you by surprise
without a chance to say farewell
no not me, no not me never
until i fall asleep
*chorus* keep me up, im afraid of what i might dream,
give me a shove, if you see me drifting away
have you avoided confrontation
only to be a void yourself
have you been lost within a slumber maze
only to find you're lost within
no not me, not not me never
until ive nodded off
*chorus* keep me up, im afraid of what i might dream,
give me a shove, if you see me drifting away
i'm tired, so tired of being asleep
i'm tired, so tired of closing my eyes
i'm tired, so tired now just do what it takes
i'm tired, so tired
Distraction is a gift
a privilege overlooked
i wish i had one now
to take my mind away
to bury everything
to start a brand new day
blow kisses to the nay-sayers as we pass them by
*chorus* green-eyed and headstrong they hear what they
choose to, green eyed and headstrong they hear what the
choose
distraction is a gift
a privilege overlooked
i wish i had one now
to take me somewhere else
to hide under the bed
to waste my time and yours
blow kisses to the nay-sayers as we pass them by
*chorus* green-eyed and headstrong they hear what they
choose to, green-eyed and headstrong they hear what they
choose
no attention span is what i wish i had
what i wish i had is no attention span
Love is what you say
If it's love
I love you dead
I can't believe that we ever
I can't believe that I never
Don't kiss
Don't touch
Don't cut off the light
I can't believe that you call this
Call this
Love
Love is what you said
If it's love
I Love you
Love, Love is what you say
If it's love
A thousand stars in the sky like the stars in your eyes
They say to me that therell never be
No other love like you-oo for me-e-e
A thousand stars in the sky make me realize
You are the one love that Ill adore
Tell me you love me
Tell me youre mine once more (once more, once mo-o-ore)
Each night I count the stars in the sky
Hoping that you arent telling me lies
Youre with me tonight, Im captured by your charms
Oh, pretty baby, wont you hold me in your arms?
A thousand stars in the sky make me realize
You are the one love that Ill adore
Tell me you love me
Tell me youre mine once more (once more, once mo-o-ore)
Each night I count the stars in the sky
Hoping that you arent telling me lies
Youre with me tonight, Im captured by your charms
Oh, pretty baby, wont you hold me in your arms?
A thousand stars in the sky make me realize
You are the one love that Ill adore
Tell me you love me