Jane Furse is a town situated along the R579 Regional Route in the Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality within the Sekhukhune District Municipality in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It is bordered to the west by Glen Cowie.
The town is surrounded by the villages of Ga-Moretsele, Madibong, Marulaneng, Mamone, Mokwete, and Riverside.
Significant landmarks in Jane Furse include Jane Furse Plaza, Jane Furse Memorial Hospital (the largest public sector hospital in the Sekhukhune District) and St Mark’s College. Jane Furse Crossing, another shopping centre, opened in 2013 and is situated at the main four-way intersection in the town.
Jane Furse is the administrative seat of the Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality.
History
Jane Furse developed around the Jane Furse Memorial Hospital and other infrastructure – including clinics, schools, and churches – built by Christian missionaries belonging to the Anglican and Roman Catholic denominations.
The Jane Furse Memorial Hospital was founded by the Rt. Reverend Michael Furse, the Anglican Bishop of Pretoria from 1909 – 1920, and is named after his daughter, Jane Diana Furse, born 1904, who died of scarlet fever in 1918.
Christian missionaries were also responsible for the construction of St. Rita’s Hospital (situated at Ga-Moloi village) and St. Marks College (situated in the heart of Jane Furse).
