It developed from a place to which farmers migrated when the pans were full, after rains.

[2][3]: 41  It was administered by a village management board from 1882 and attained municipal status in 1892.

Many residents, historically, worked at the nearby Koegas mine which extracted and processed blue asbestos.

[4] The town is 240 km south of Kimberley and lies on the R357 road.

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