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uMnambithi was called Ladysmith
Place
Mar 16, 2011

uMnambithi was called Ladysmith

Ladysmith is located on the banks of KwaZulu-Natal's Klip River. Proclaimed in 1850, it was named after the Spanish wife...

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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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Bloemfontein, Capital City of the Free State Province
Place
Mar 30, 2011

Bloemfontein, Capital City of the Free State Province

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, to English parents.

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Roodepoort, Johannesburg
Place
Mar 25, 2019

Roodepoort, Johannesburg

Roodepoort is actually a city of its own, although it has now merged with the suburbs of Johannesburg to such a degree, ...

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Bo-Kaap, Cape Town
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Bo-Kaap, Cape Town

Slaves of Muslim descent and faith who had been brought to the Cape by the Dutch settlers originally inhabited this area...

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Plettenberg Bay, Garden Route
Place
Jan 24, 2020

Plettenberg Bay, Garden Route

The town of Plettenberg Bay lies almost on the border of the Western and Eastern Cape. Built on the hillside, most of th...

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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 ...

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Haartbeespoort
Place
Feb 02, 2025

Haartbeespoort

Hartbeespoort, informally also known as: "Harties". is a small resort town north of Johannesburg in the North West Provi...

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Centurion, Gauteng
Place
Apr 10, 2025

Centurion, Gauteng

The suburb of Lyttelton was one of the original suburbs that made up the old Verwoerdburg. Lyttelton was granted City Co...

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Paardekraal Monument, Market Street, Krugersdorp
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Paardekraal Monument, Market Street, Krugersdorp

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 6 April 1936. The monument was designed by Syt...

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Transvaal Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Transvaal Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History

The City's natural history museum, founded in 1892, serves as the home of "Mrs Ples" and includes fossils, amphibians, f...

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Hilton College an Independent Boy's Boarding School
Place
Apr 04, 2025

Hilton College an Independent Boy's Boarding School

The land was part of 'Ongegund', a farm belonging to a Johanna Grobbelaar, which had been purchased by her late husband ...

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Pretoria Boys High School
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Pretoria Boys High School

This school was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 26 May 1978. Charles Hope supported the union ...

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Stellenbosch, Western Cape
Place
Sep 16, 2020

Stellenbosch, Western Cape

This Historic Town, is a living museum with a vibrant street Culture. A variety of soils and locations has seen Stellenb...

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Anglo Boer War Museum, Bloemfontein
Place
Jul 22, 2020

Anglo Boer War Museum, Bloemfontein

One of the most significant events in the history of South Africa was the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. Although the prot...

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