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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...

Johannesburg, Gauteng Province
Place
Mar 04, 2019

Johannesburg, Gauteng Province

 Joburg, the Economic powerhouse of Africa, was founded in the heydays of one of the World's biggest and richest go...

Kruger National Park
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Kruger National Park

The Kruger National Park  was proclaimed on 31 May 1926 under the newly formed National Parks Board of Trustees, which b...

Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga
Place
Jul 02, 2025

Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga

The Blyde River Canyon known officially known as the' Motlatse Canyon'- The Motlatse Canyon is one of the largest can...

Drakensberg Mountain Range, Lesotho
Place
Dec 02, 2019

Drakensberg Mountain Range, Lesotho

The range is more than 200 kilometres long and combines rugged peaks with verdant valleys and spectacular backdrops. It ...

Tsitsikamma National Park, Eastern Cape
Place
Jan 22, 2020

Tsitsikamma National Park, Eastern Cape

The Tsitsikamma National Park is situated at the heart of the picturesque tourist region known as the Garden Route, foun...

Karoo Hoogland Municipality in the Karoo Region, Northern Cape
Place
Mar 05, 2020

Karoo Hoogland Municipality in the Karoo Region, Northern Cape

The Little or Klein Karoo, which is a long valley bordered by the Swartberg and the Langeberg Mountains in the Western C...

Hole in the Wall, Coffee Bay- Wild Coast
Place
Apr 05, 2019

Hole in the Wall, Coffee Bay- Wild Coast

    Hole in the Wall is one of the most impressive landmarks along the entire South African coastline.

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...

Muizenberg
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Muizenberg

The Village of Muizenberg was established by the Dutch in 1743 as a Military Post, and was located in False Bay, on the ...

Mozambique
Place
Mar 21, 2011

Mozambique

25 June 1975, Independence from Portuguese rule. Mozambique is located on the southeast coast of Africa. The C...

iSimangaliso Wetland Park, former Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park
Place
Jul 04, 2018

iSimangaliso Wetland Park, former Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park

“iSimangaliso must be the only place on the globe where the oldest land mammal (the Rhinoceros) and the world's biggest ...

Paternoster, West Coast
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Paternoster, West Coast

Just five minutes away ffrom Paternoster is the Cape Columbine Nature Reserve. The Reserve has the last manned lighthous...

Southport, South Coast
Place
Feb 01, 2023

Southport, South Coast

Sandwiched between Sunwich Port and Sea Park, Southport and its neighbours tend to regard themselves as extensions of Po...

Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Place
Mar 02, 2023

Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal

Durban is South Africa’s third-largest City and one of the fastest-growing urban Areas in the World.

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