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Adams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Place
Sep 15, 2016

Adams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal

Settlement West of Amanzimtoti and South of Durban, in the Umlazi district. Established in 1836, it was destroyed by Din...

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Tulbagh, Western Cape
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Tulbagh, Western Cape

The valley is perhaps best known for its production of some of the country’s finest wines. Estate wines such as Twee Jon...

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Allanridge, Free State Province
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Allanridge, Free State Province

 Allanridge is a Gold Mining Town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province in South Af...

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Abbot's Hill, Barberton
Place
Sep 14, 2016

Abbot's Hill, Barberton

Hill situated, South of Barberton.  Named after J. Abott, a prospector who looked for gold in the Barberton Distric...

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Bokoni, Mpumalanga
Place
May 27, 2021

Bokoni, Mpumalanga

Oral traditions recorded in the early twentieth Century named the Area Bokoni – the Country of the Koni people!

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Jock of the Bushveld, Monument in Barberton
Place
Jan 30, 2018

Jock of the Bushveld, Monument in Barberton

This is a statue of Jock of the Bushveld. It is located in Barberton in front of the Town Hall. Jock of the Bushveld was...

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Kamieskroon, Northern Cape
Place
May 26, 2021

Kamieskroon, Northern Cape

Darters Pass is one of those official Passes that leaves you wondering if you're in the right place. The Pass has only o...

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Slave Lodge, Cape Colony
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Slave Lodge, Cape Colony

The slave lodge was built in 1679, to house the slaves that provided labour to the early Dutch colonists. The Slave Lodg...

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Port St. Johns
Place
Apr 11, 2019

Port St. Johns

The wildness of the Coast of the Eastern Cape, with its deep Gorges and impenetrable Forests, mangrove Swamps and the pr...

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Place
Sep 14, 2016

Aberfeldy a Settlement in the Free Sate

A small Settlement, 26 km from Harrismith in the Free State. The Farm; Aberfeldy had a Post Office known as Elandsrivier...

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Fort Glamorgan, East London
Place
Nov 27, 2020

Fort Glamorgan, East London

Named a National Monument in 1938, the Building stands within the Glamorgan Prison grounds. Permission from the departme...

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Pongola Game Reserve, Zululand
Place
Apr 21, 2021

Pongola Game Reserve, Zululand

The Pongola River, broad and perennial, meanders through the centre of the Reserve before entering the man-made 13 276 h...

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Bantu Dramatic Society, Johannesburg
Place
Mar 23, 2017

Bantu Dramatic Society, Johannesburg

The Bantu Dramatic Society was founded in Johannesburg by Herbet Dhlomo in 1933 and was devoted to promoting black theat...

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Langkloof Valley, Eastern Cape
Place
Jun 19, 2020

Langkloof Valley, Eastern Cape

Part of the Cape Fold Belt, the Langkloof Valley and Mountains are a short range of Mountains that serve as a link betwe...

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Fugard Theatre, Cape Town
Place
Feb 07, 2017

Fugard Theatre, Cape Town

The Fugard, a theatre based in Cape Town, was built within one of the five interconnected Sacks Futeran buildings in Dis...

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