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Delgoa Bay Now Known as Maputo Bay, Mozambique
Place
Oct 19, 2020

Delgoa Bay Now Known as Maputo Bay, Mozambique

Delgoa Bay is a Bay on the Southeast coast of Mozambique, East Africa, near the South African border.

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Union Buildings, Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Union Buildings, Pretoria

The Union Buildings are considered South Africa's Architectural masterpiece. Designed and built by Herbert Baker and com...

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Place
Feb 05, 2020

Lambert's Bay

Welcome to the seafood hotspot of the West Coast! Lambert’s Bay is known as the Diamond of the West Coast and the crayfi...

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Paul Kruger’s House, 60 Church Street West, Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Paul Kruger’s House, 60 Church Street West, Pretoria

The dwelling is a low single-storey structure with few architectural features of note. However it was spacious and well ...

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Volksrust, Mpumalanga
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Volksrust, Mpumalanga

In the Volksrust town square adjacent to the municipal buildings is a Memorial Statue and wall of Remembrance for the Bo...

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Crossroads Township
Place
Nov 08, 2013

Crossroads Township

Crossroads Township is situated in Cape Town in the Wynberg district, some 12 km east of Athlone in the Western Cape Pro...

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Brandfort, Free State
Place
Oct 01, 2021

Brandfort, Free State

Winnie Mandela had been banished to Brandfort on the 16 of May 1977. There she was unceremoniously dumped at house 802 w...

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Thulamela Local Municipality
Place
Aug 12, 2024

Thulamela Local Municipality

"Thulamela" is a Karanga or Shona word that means "hill with no vegetation" or "the place of giving birth". The origina...

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Thaba Chewa Municipality
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Aug 30, 2024

Thaba Chewa Municipality

Borehole Project: Four schools in the Thaba Chweu Municipality near Lydenburg were given a new lease on life when boreho...

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Lydenburg, Mpumalanga
Place
Mar 23, 2020

Lydenburg, Mpumalanga

The Town of Lydenburg, in Mpumalanga Province, was founded in 1850 by the company of Voortrekker leader Andries Potgiete...

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Groot Brakrivier, Mossel Bay Local Municipality
Place
Mar 16, 2023

Groot Brakrivier, Mossel Bay Local Municipality

As a result of the new Municipal dispensation introduced by the South African Government, in December 2000. This Municip...

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Wild Coast
Place
Jan 12, 2019

Wild Coast

The Wild Coast, known also as the Transkei, is a 250 Kilometre long stretch of rugged and unspoiled Coastline that stret...

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Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Gauteng)
Place
Jan 12, 2024

Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Gauteng)

Witwatersrand, ridge of gold-bearing rock mostly in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Its name means “Ridge of White Water...

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Union Buildings and Raadsaal, Church Square, Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Union Buildings and Raadsaal, Church Square, Pretoria

The discovery of the Witwatersrand Goldfields provided in 1886, the funds necessary to construct this building that...

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Fetcani Pass, Eastern Cape
Place
Apr 07, 2020

Fetcani Pass, Eastern Cape

There are many Mountain Passes in the Highlands of the Eastern Cape, and Fetcani Pass is no exception, functioning as a ...

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