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Fort Beaufort/KwaMaqoma- Amatola District, Eastern Cape
Place
Nov 11, 2019

Fort Beaufort/KwaMaqoma- Amatola District, Eastern Cape

Fort Beaufort is situated in the Eastern Cape Province. The town is surrounded by magnificent mountain ranges and it is ...

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Blinkwater
Place
Jun 11, 2025

Blinkwater

Blinkwater, a small but charming area in the Eastern Cape. UNDP’s work proves that investing in development makes things...

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Western Cape Province
Place
Mar 31, 2011

Western Cape Province

Mmusi Maimane, in full Mmusi Aloysias Maimane, (born June 6, 1980, Krugersdorp, South Africa), South African businessman...

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Potchefstroom
Place
Feb 19, 2021

Potchefstroom

The name comes from the word: 'Potscherf'- (meaning broken pot), Due to the cracks that appear in the soil of the Mooi R...

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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Zambia
Place
Jan 25, 2025

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Zambia

Victoria Falls, known locally as 'Mosi-oa-Tunya', which translates to “The Smoke that Thunders,” is an iconic and breath...

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Atlantis
Place
Feb 20, 2023

Atlantis

Atlantis was created in the early 1970's as a “model industrial node”, within the framework of Apartheid spatial Develop...

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Cape Floral Areas, Western Province
Place
Jul 03, 2018

Cape Floral Areas, Western Province

Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004, the property is located at the South-Western extremity of South Africa. It...

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Sutherland, Northern Cape
Place
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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Cederberg Wilderness Area
Place
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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Clarens, Eastern Free State
Place
Mar 06, 2020

Clarens, Eastern Free State

Clarens, a small town situated in the Eastern Free State is today a tourist attraction and capital of everything from ad...

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Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Free State
Place
Jan 16, 2023

Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Free State

Rejuvenation is on offer at Golden Gate Highlands National Park! Spend time in the majestic Maluti Mountains, hiking, ho...

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Gqeberha was Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay
Place
Apr 29, 2025

Gqeberha was Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay

Port Elizabeth is now known as Gqeberha. The name change was approved by the South African government in 2021 and is an ...

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King Edward VII High School, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg
Place
Jul 14, 2011

King Edward VII High School, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg

The school was established towards the end of 1902 as the Johannesburg High School for Boys, and for a few years was als...

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Bethlehem, Free State
Place
Mar 16, 2020

Bethlehem, Free State

Bethlehem is located on the N5 road to the Free State provincial capital Bloemfontein via Senekal and Winburg to the N1....

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Cape Town, Western Province
Place
Mar 30, 2011

Cape Town, Western Province

Cape Town is a modern City with high-rise office Buildings and pedestrian Malls. Although it is a major Political and Ec...

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