Oviston

Oviston is a settlement in Walter Sisulu Local Municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Township 8 km north of Venterstad, on the southern bank of the Gariep Dam.

It was established in 1964-65 to accommodate workers on the Orange-Fish River Tunnel.

The name is derived from the Afrikaans Oranje-Vis-tonnel, ‘Orange-Fish Tunnel’, near the entrance to which it is situated.

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Joe Gqabi District within South Africa
Joe Gqabi District within South Africa