Before 1856, Farmers in this Area attended the Church in Aliwal North. Primitive transport, bad Roads, Rivers and other obstacles made it an ordeal to go to; Church. After approval by the Church Board of Aliwal North, it was decided to purchase the Farm Waaihoek from the Botha brothers for the establishment of a new congregation.

The Oviston Nature Reserve lies is on the, Southern side of the Gariep Dam. The Reserve has an Area of 16 000 Hectares.

Queenstown was founded in 1853. It was intended to be a Military Outpost designed to protect the British subjects from attack during the time of the Frontier Wars.
The Town was laid out around a central hexagon, which was to be the Lager, to which the citizens would flee in time of trouble. Although still a distinguishing feature of the Town today, the hexagon was never used for its intended purpose.

Joe Gqabi District Municipality was previously known as: 'uKhahlamba District Municipality'. It is a Category C Municipality located in the Eastern Cape. It Borders Free State Province and the Country of Lesotho, to the North.

Ugie is a Town in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Ugie is situated at the Southern foot of the Drakensberg, 21km South-West of Maclear.