Piet Retief was one of the leaders of the Boers during the Great Trek in the 1830's. The Boers were mostly descendants of early Dutch settlers.

The district takes its name from the mountain of the same name, which is Afrikaans for: "clear mountain". This is referring to the way in which the western side of the mountain is illuminated in the evenings and which culminates at a height of 1137 metres, at The Dome. The Helderberg Mountain is part of the Hottentots-Holland mountain range, in the Western Cape, South Africa. The Helderberg Nature Reserve is situated on the slopes, of the beautiful Helderberg Mountain.

The Ueckermann family features prominently in the history of Heidelberg, Gauteng. Heinrich Julius Friedrich Christian Ueckermann (1827-1883) is widely regarded as the founder of the town. He established a trading store on the farm; 'Langlaagte'. It was at his initiative that the town was laid out and proclaimed in 1866.

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Faure Marine Drive, which eventually becomes Clarence Drive, is a stretch of scenic coastal road leading to Gordon’s Bay. This is one of the best scenic drives to view Southern Right Whales.

The area that the West Coast District Municipality (WCDM) serves stretches from the border of Cape Town Metropole to the border of the Northern Cape. The region covers a total area of 31 099 km². Statistics South Africa (Census 2022) estimated the population of the entire West Coast region is at: '497 394 people'.

Hartbeespoort, informally also known as: "Harties", is a small resort town north of Johannesburg in the North West Province of South Africa. Situated on slopes of the Magaliesberg Mountain. It is also known for the Hartbeespoort Dam and the whitewater rapids of the Crocodile River.

The river has supported villagers for thousands of years and 'Mosi-oa-Tunya', or known as the Victoria Falls, was considered a sacred site on the Zambezi. The first known European to come across it was Vasco da Gama, in January 1498, who anchored at what he called: 'Rio dos Bons Sinai's' (‘River of Good Omens’). 

Victoria Falls is known locally as 'Mosi-oa-Tunya', which translates to “The Smoke that Thunders”. This nickname is iconic and discribes the sounds of the tumbling water, beautifully. It is truly a breathtaking sight that straddles the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia.