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Cape Town Civic Centre, CBD of Cape Town
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Cape Town Civic Centre, CBD of Cape Town

Cape Town Civic Centre is very near the Waterfront and new Hotels and businesses.

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Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, Joining South Africa with Zimbabwe and Botswana
Place
Jul 04, 2018

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, Joining South Africa with Zimbabwe and Botswana

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape is an open, expansive Savannah Landscape at the confluence of the Limpopo and Shashe River...

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Llandudno
Place
Sep 30, 2024

Llandudno

Llandudno is a residential suburb of Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. There are no shops or comm...

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Camp’s Bay, Cape Town
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Camp’s Bay, Cape Town

Camp's Bay is located some 9 km from Cape Town, on the slopes of the Twelve Apostles. safe beach.

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Kuboes, Northern Cape
Place
Apr 16, 2019

Kuboes, Northern Cape

A great attraction close to Kuboes is 'Cornell's Kop'. This is a Hill that house the largest population of the threatene...

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Clearwater, Now Known as Griquastad- in the Northern Cape
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Clearwater, Now Known as Griquastad- in the Northern Cape

In 1801 William Anderson and Cornelius Kramer, of the London Missionary Society, established a Station among the Griqua ...

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Republic of Griqualand West or the Digger's Republic
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Republic of Griqualand West or the Digger's Republic

Griqualand West is proclaimed a separate Crown Colony .The discovery of diamonds in South Africa in 1866 resulted in a f...

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Amathola/Amatole District Municipality
Place
Sep 21, 2016

Amathola/Amatole District Municipality

The Amathola Mountain Range which is a subsidiary of the Winterberg Range, 15 km North-East of Alice, extending Westward...

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Sterkfontein Caves, Krugersdorp (within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site)
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Sterkfontein Caves, Krugersdorp (within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site)

The caves are situated about 11km from Krugersdorp, on the farm-" Swartkrans".

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Sibudu Cave, North Coast near Ballito (can be spelt Sibhudu)
Place
May 08, 2020

Sibudu Cave, North Coast near Ballito (can be spelt Sibhudu)

A Prehistoric Rock Shelter, above the uThongathi River will soon, be declared a National Heritage Site. “Sibudu Cave has...

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Oliver Tambo District Municipality
Place
Aug 17, 2024

Oliver Tambo District Municipality

The OR Tambo District Municipality (ORTDM) occupies the eastern coastal portion of the Eastern Cape Province, bordered b...

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Shakaland, Northern Natal
Place
Nov 27, 2019

Shakaland, Northern Natal

Shakaland, situated just 160km north of the city of Durban is a living monument to Zulu culture. It is here that people ...

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Ubuhlebezwe Municipality (previously Sisonke District Municipality), Highflats
Place
Sep 19, 2024

Ubuhlebezwe Municipality (previously Sisonke District Municipality), Highflats

Ubuhlebezwe Municipality is a local Municipality within the Harry Gwala District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal Prov...

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ADAMS CALENDAR also known as: 'Blaauwboschkraal Stone Ruins'
Place
Sep 16, 2024

ADAMS CALENDAR also known as: 'Blaauwboschkraal Stone Ruins'

Adam's Calendar is believed to be one of the oldest man-made structures on Earth. It's sometimes referred to as 'African...

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Emgwenya, formally Waterval Boven
Place
Sep 16, 2024

Emgwenya, formally Waterval Boven

Emgwenya means place of the Crocodile. (Ngwenya, is an Nguni surname meaning the same thing!) Emgwenya, formally Waterva...

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