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Chris Hani Municipal Region, Eastern Cape
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Jan 28, 2020

Chris Hani Municipal Region, Eastern Cape

The Chris Hani municipal region lies at the heart of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the second largest...

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Sedgefield
Place
Jan 28, 2020

Sedgefield

Lying between George and Knysna on the Garden Route and 490 km from Cape Town, Sedgefield is a beautiful seaside village...

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Kranshoek, Western Cape
Place
Jan 28, 2020

Kranshoek, Western Cape

Kranshoek is a settlement in Eden District Municipality. Kranshoek was founded in the early years of the 20th century by...

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Sutherland, Northern Cape
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Jan 28, 2020

Sutherland, Northern Cape

Sutherland. Your first stop will most likely be SALT. The Southern African Large Telescope is the largest single-optical...

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Mthatha, Eastern Cape- previously known as Umtata
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Jan 28, 2020

Mthatha, Eastern Cape- previously known as Umtata

Umtata, founded in 1879, was declared the capital of the Transkei, the homeland of the Xhosa during the Apartheid era. T...

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Cederberg Wilderness Area
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Jan 28, 2020

Cederberg Wilderness Area

The Cederberg region is only two hours from Cape Town and yet the landscape is completely different: wilder, warmer with...

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Katberg, Eastern Cape
Place
Jan 28, 2020

Katberg, Eastern Cape

About 30 kilometres from Hogsback and close on two hours from East London, the little town of Katberg lies in enviable c...

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Robberg Nature Reserve
Place
Jan 28, 2020

Robberg Nature Reserve

Robberg Nature Reserve, situated 8 km south of Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route, is not only a nature reserve, but al...

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Norman “Billy Holiday” Pietersen
Biography
Jan 28, 2020

Norman “Billy Holiday” Pietersen

Norman Pietersen was an uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) guerrilla. On 11 March, 1987 he was murdered by apartheid Riot Squad in N...

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Dutywa, Eastern Cape
Place
Jan 28, 2020

Dutywa, Eastern Cape

The town was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and local people. I...

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The Old Slave Tree Memorial
Place
Jan 27, 2020

The Old Slave Tree Memorial

The Old Slave Tree Memorial is located in Spin Street, Cape Town. It was an old fir tree that was cut down in 1916. The ...

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Slave Church Museum
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Jan 27, 2020

Slave Church Museum

The South African Missionary Meeting House/ Sendinggestig Museum (short for the Slave Church Museum) was built between 1...

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Middledrift, Eastern Cape
Place
Jan 24, 2020

Middledrift, Eastern Cape

Distance between East London and Middledrift. It takes 1 hours, 52 minutes to travel from East London to Middledrift.

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Butterworth, Wild Coast
Place
Jan 24, 2020

Butterworth, Wild Coast

Butterworth is situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa and is one of the oldest towns in the Eastern Cape's Wild Co...

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Hottentots Holland Mountains Nature Reserve
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Jan 24, 2020

Hottentots Holland Mountains Nature Reserve

This nature reserve lies in the majestic Hottentots Holland Mountains, about 90 km south-east of Cape Town. The 70 000-h...

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