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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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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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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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Hout Bay, Atlantic Seaboard- Western Cape
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Hout Bay, Atlantic Seaboard- Western Cape

Houtbaai (Wood Bay) was named by the Dutch settlers while they explored the bay behind Table Mountain.

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Cape Town's Art Museum of Illusions-Kloof Street, Cape Town
Place
Jun 02, 2025

Cape Town's Art Museum of Illusions-Kloof Street, Cape Town

At the Museum of Illusions Cape Town, visitors are encouraged to touch, play, explore, and take photos. Whether you’re d...

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Wooden Bridge over Lagoon, Milnerton, Cape Town
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Wooden Bridge over Lagoon, Milnerton, Cape Town

The Bridge was Built in 1901 using Jarrah Wood by the Royal Engineers to provide an Entrance to a Cannon Trench. Since i...

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Milnerton
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Milnerton

The Cape Town suburb of Milnerton was established in 1902 on the site of the old farm, Janbiesjeskraal, and was named in...

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Bisho, Capital of the Eastern Cape
Place
May 20, 2024

Bisho, Capital of the Eastern Cape

A Memorial Erected by the National Museum of Cultural History, for the Victims of the Bisho Massacre. It was unveiled by...

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Piet Retief now officially known as eMkhondo
Place
Mar 17, 2025

Piet Retief now officially known as eMkhondo

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

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Soweto, Johannesburg
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Soweto, Johannesburg

Soweto is an urban settlement or 'Township' in South Africa, South West of Johannesburg, with a population of approximat...

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Transvaal Province
Place
Apr 09, 2025

Transvaal Province

The Transvaal is a historical region and former Province of South Africa, located North of the Vaal River, that existed ...

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Place
Mar 16, 2011

Franschhoek, Western Cape

Franschhoek (French Corner, in Afrikaans) is a lovely Town located in the picturesque Valley at the foot of the Mountai...

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Augrabies Fall National Park, Northern Cape
Place
Mar 18, 2021

Augrabies Fall National Park, Northern Cape

During the Middle Stone Age man had created more formal work tools and began to utilise fire. The Late Stone Age, which ...

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Robben Island, Cape Town
Place
Nov 22, 2017

Robben Island, Cape Town

There is a Kramat (holy shrine) on the island dedicated to the Prince of Madura – Pangeran Chakra Deningrat – who died o...

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