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Mapungubwe
Place
Sep 18, 2017

Mapungubwe

Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana, 75 km fr...

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Huguenot Memorial Museum, Franschhoek
Place
Sep 16, 2020

Huguenot Memorial Museum, Franschhoek

The story of the Huguenot Memorial Museum is quite fascinating, and lends the building and its contents a certain charm ...

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Redelinghuys, Cape West Coast
Place
Mar 19, 2020

Redelinghuys, Cape West Coast

Lying but two hours' drive from Cape Town, Redelinghuys is known as the potato Capital of the Sandveld. It lies on the R...

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m'Bashe Lighthouse
Place
Apr 11, 2019

m'Bashe Lighthouse

Contrary to the practice which obtains in the United Kingdom and some other countries, no light dues are levied on shipp...

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Nelson Mandela Bridge, Johannesburg
Place
Apr 08, 2019

Nelson Mandela Bridge, Johannesburg

The Nelson Mandela Bridge is a relatively new addition to the Johannesburg skyline, but has already gained iconic status...

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Place
Mar 09, 2020

Old Biscuit Mill, Woodstock- Cape Town

The Old Biscuit Mill is a vibrant hub of art, design, and food, right in the heart of Woodstock. It’s the capital of coo...

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Port Natal Maritime Museum
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Port Natal Maritime Museum

This museum is a tribute to Durban's seafaring history, and a reminder that Durban is still the busiest port in Africa. ...

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Place
Nov 08, 2019

uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park

UNESCO declared the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park in KwaZulu Natal a World Heritage Site in 2000.

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Isipingo, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Place
Jan 16, 2018

Isipingo, Kwa-Zulu Natal

Isipingo is known as the Area where Dick King (1813-1871) was buried. He was an English Trader and Colonist in the Durba...

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Die Grootkerk in Bosmanstraat
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Die Grootkerk in Bosmanstraat

The Dutch Reformed Church, Pretoria was established in 1854, when it separated from the Rustenburg congregation.  T...

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Place
Jul 08, 2020

Qunu, Wild Coast of Eastern Cape- Where Mandela Spent His Childhood

Just South of Mthatha (Umtata) in the Eastern Cape on the rolling green Hills, of a cluster of Villages; their isone kno...

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Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, Soweto
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, Soweto

The museum is located on 8288 Khumalo Street, Orlando West (Soweto)

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Middleburg, Eastern Cape
Place
May 05, 2023

Middleburg, Eastern Cape

Grootfontein was established in 1911 and, as one of the oldest Agricultural Colleges in South Africa, it has a proud tra...

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Joubertina
Place
Jan 24, 2018

Joubertina

Set in amongst other Villages with similarly lyrical names, like: Musgund, Louterwater and Kareedouw, on Route 62, Joube...

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Outeniqua Pass-N9
Place
May 04, 2023

Outeniqua Pass-N9

The Outeniqua Pass is a relatively modern Pass, connecting the Coastal Town of George with Oudtshoorn and the Little Kar...

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