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Pretoria, now known as Tshwane
Place
Mar 29, 2011

Pretoria, now known as Tshwane

The Administrative capital of South Africa, Pretoria, or the 'Jacaranda City' is best known for its annual display of pu...

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Kilnerton Training Institution
Place
Jul 05, 2025

Kilnerton Training Institution

The Kilnerton Training Institution, affiliated to the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, was established in 1886 in th...

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Kalahari Desert
Place
Jul 03, 2025

Kalahari Desert

Kalahari Desert, large basin like Plain of the interior Plateau of Southern Africa. It occupies almost all of Botswana, ...

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Woodstock
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Woodstock

The village of Papendorp lay some 2km east of Cape Town, on the main road to Stellenbosch, and was named after Pieter va...

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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...

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Garden Route, Cape Town
Place
Jan 17, 2020

Garden Route, Cape Town

The Garden Route begins about four hours outside Cape Town, and includes one of the most beautiful stretches of coastlin...

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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...

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Northern Cape
Place
Mar 31, 2011

Northern Cape

The Northern Cape is the largest Province in South Africa, but has the least number of inhabitants. Before 1993 it was p...

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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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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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.

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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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