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Agincourt, Mpumalanga
Place
Sep 16, 2016

Agincourt, Mpumalanga

Township some 6 km North of Cunning Moor. Presumably named after the Village in France, where Henry V, of England, defea...

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Agieskloof Bus Stop, in the Eastern Cape
Place
Sep 16, 2016

Agieskloof Bus Stop, in the Eastern Cape

Stopping place for the Transnet busses on the Route from Bedford to Spring Valley. The name is derived from Achaskloof. ...

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Aggeneys, a Town at the foot of the Aggeneys Mountain in the Namaqualand
Place
Sep 16, 2016

Aggeneys, a Town at the foot of the Aggeneys Mountain in the Namaqualand

Town at the Southern foot of Aggeneys Mountains, about 60 km West of Pofadder. It has been suggested that the name is de...

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AG Bain Monument, Grahamstown
Place
Sep 16, 2016

AG Bain Monument, Grahamstown

Andrew Geddes Bains was a  fervent letter writer of satirical sketches of contemporary life, transport entrepreneur, mil...

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Agate Terrace, Port St. Johns
Place
Sep 16, 2016

Agate Terrace, Port St. Johns

Cliff 4 km East of Port St. Johns. Takes its name from varieties of verigated, semi-pelucid, Chalcedonies found here.&nb...

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Agakoe Mountain, Eastern Cape
Place
Sep 16, 2016

Agakoe Mountain, Eastern Cape

Mountain at which Kariega River arises. The name is derived from Khoikhoi: 'aga' -full of reeds, and 'koe'-mountain. Rie...

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Afsaalnek, Mpumalanga
Place
Sep 16, 2016

Afsaalnek, Mpumalanga

Pass about 40 km North of Witbank, leading Westwards from the Olifants River Valley to Wildehondekraal. The name is Afri...

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Archive
Sep 15, 2016

Church would back violence, says Tutu from Saldru archive

Explore this africa item to learn more about South African history.

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Adendorp, Eastern Cape
Place
Sep 15, 2016

Adendorp, Eastern Cape

Village some 8 km south of Graaff-Reinet, in the Sundays River Valley.

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Adelaide, Eastern Cape
Place
Sep 15, 2016

Adelaide, Eastern Cape

A rural Town some 91 km North of Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. The Area of Adelaide, was first inhabited by Bushmen, estima...

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Addo Heights, Uitenhage
Place
Sep 15, 2016

Addo Heights, Uitenhage

Addo Heights is a Farm and is located in Cacadu District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The estimate terrain ...

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Addington, Township of Durban
Place
Sep 15, 2016

Addington, Township of Durban

Township in Durban, North of the Point and West of the Beachfront.

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Kobera Manual
Biography
Sep 15, 2016

Kobera Manual

Aunty Kobera Manual of Ocean View died at the age of 98 on Wednesday 27 July 2016. In 2009 I interviewed her at her home...

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Place
Sep 15, 2016

Adcockvale, Port Elizabeth Suburb

Suburb of Port Elizabeth. Laid out in 1949 and was named after a former mayor of the city, WC Adcock; known as Adcockval...

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Adams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Place
Sep 15, 2016

Adams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal

Settlement West of Amanzimtoti and South of Durban, in the Umlazi district. Established in 1836, it was destroyed by Din...

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