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Wynberg, Southern Suburbs
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Wynberg, Southern Suburbs

Wynberg is certainly one of the most interesting Areas in Cape Town. It is home to one of the oldest Schools in the Coun...

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Claremont, a Suburb of Cape Town
Place
Oct 25, 2013

Claremont, a Suburb of Cape Town

Claremont, a Suburb in Cape Town, is situated North of Kenilworth, East of Bishopscourt and South of Newlands in the Wes...

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Green Point Common
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Green Point Common

In the 18th century, this area was known by the Dutch as 'De Waterplaats' (The foreshore). The Green Point Common was ve...

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KuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape
Place
Mar 16, 2011

KuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape

East London, Afrikaans Oos-Londen, port city, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. It lies at the mouth of the Buffalo R...

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Port Alfred
Place
Jul 22, 2023

Port Alfred

One of the many difficulties faced by the 1820 Settlers was accessibility to the outside World. In 1821, the first ship ...

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Fernkloof Nature Reserve, Caledon
Place
Mar 19, 2020

Fernkloof Nature Reserve, Caledon

Early in the nineteenth century, Hermanus Pieters, used to walk ‘over the mountain’ from Caledon, year after year, to ca...

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Prince Albert
Place
May 27, 2024

Prince Albert

Founded in 1762, Prince Albert's History is deeply rooted in South African Heritage. The Town was originally known as: '...

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Place
Sep 10, 2020

St. Mary's Cathedral, Cape Town (also known as the: 'Parish of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt'

German architect Carl Otto Hager. Hager had designed numerous Dutch Reformed Churches in South Africa including the NG M...

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District Six Museum
Place
Jul 14, 2011

District Six Museum

The District Six foundation was established in 1989, and in 1994, the District Six Museum came into being. This museum w...

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Touwsrivier
Place
Dec 15, 2021

Touwsrivier

Touwsrivier is a community of approximately 8000 people and is also home to the World's largest CPV solar plant! CPV Pow...

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Place
Mar 09, 2020

District Six, Cape Town

District Six was a multi working-class area just off the centre of Cape Town, to the South of the Castle. Today it is an...

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Place
Jan 06, 2020

Saldanha Bay

Saldanha is a seaside village that lies in the northern most corner of Saldanha bay - the largest and deepest natural ba...

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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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Pofadder, Northern Cape
Place
Jan 06, 2020

Pofadder, Northern Cape

Pofadder is a small town situated in the Northern Cape of South Africa. While pofadder means, as you would expect, puff ...

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Ngqushwa Local Municipality
Place
Dec 13, 2024

Ngqushwa Local Municipality

Begha Mouth is one of the beaches located in the Ngqushwa local municipality. This what captivates many visitors is its ...

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