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Piketberg
Place
Nov 13, 2015

Piketberg

The small, farming Town of Piketberg lies; at the foot of the Piketberg Mountain Range, surrounded by fields of wheat th...

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Maidens Cove
Place
Oct 21, 2022

Maidens Cove

Maidens Cove has two tidal pools hidden between enormous granite boulders overlooked by a picnic site and Lions Head. Th...

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Philip Kgosana Drive, Devil's Peak Estate- Cape Town
Place
Nov 10, 2020

Philip Kgosana Drive, Devil's Peak Estate- Cape Town

The Road was originally named after Nicolaas de Waal, the first administrator of the Cape Province. He initiated the Roa...

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Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth
Place
Mar 19, 2019

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth

The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, formerly the King George VI Art Gallery. It was opened on 22 June 1956 and r...

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Zandspruit, Johannesburg
Place
Aug 19, 2021

Zandspruit, Johannesburg

Twenty-five years ago, the informal settlement was once a piece of land with a few houses scattered around. Today over 3...

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Place
Oct 21, 2019

Paarl Boys Hoerskool (High School)

Established In 1868 The School Is One Of The Oldest In South Africa And Steeped In Tradition.

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Circle of Kramat's, Cape Town
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Circle of Kramat's, Cape Town

The circle of Kramats in Cape Town is a shrine to Muslim holy men buried in Cape Town. Legend goes that it is this circl...

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Sasolburg
Place
Apr 25, 2024

Sasolburg

Established in 1954, the Town was built by Sasol Ltd. The former South African Coal, Oil, and Gas Corporation Ltd. used ...

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Boskop Village, Nature Reserve and Dam- near Potchefstroom
Place
Feb 10, 2021

Boskop Village, Nature Reserve and Dam- near Potchefstroom

A human fossil remnant consisting of a portion of a skull dome was unearthed in 1913, by laborers on a Farm near the Vil...

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Magaliesberg Region, North West Province
Place
Mar 18, 2020

Magaliesberg Region, North West Province

Go on a journey through the ecology and geology of one of the oldest Mountain ranges in the world – estimated to be 2,50...

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Delareyville, North West
Place
Nov 13, 2019

Delareyville, North West

This historical town in the vast North West Province has a rich history that is deeply rooted in South African culture.

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Christiana, North West
Place
Jun 28, 2021

Christiana, North West

Christiana is a town situated in the Bophirima region of the North West Province in South Africa. It is part of new newl...

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Orkney, North West Province
Place
Mar 19, 2019

Orkney, North West Province

Orkney is a small Town in the North West Province just outside Klerksdorp. It was established around, and known primaril...

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Place
Nov 13, 2019

Coligny, North West Province

The town lies 193 km due west of Johannesburg on the road to Lichtenburg, which is 29 km away. Originally named 'Treurfo...

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Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg

The Apartheid Museum opened in 2001 and is acknowledged as the pre-eminent museum in the world dealing with 20th Century...

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