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Fort Wonderboompoort, Wonderboom-Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Fort Wonderboompoort, Wonderboom-Pretoria

Completed on 4 September 1897 by the Krupps firm, Von Dewitz and Weiner, the fort cost £49 000 and had the same type of ...

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Mendi Memorial, Eastern Cape
Place
Feb 25, 2021

Mendi Memorial, Eastern Cape

The actual wreck lies off The Isle of Wight, in the English Channel. In Britain the story of the SS Mendi is almost unkn...

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Oppermansgronde, Free State Province
Place
Feb 22, 2021

Oppermansgronde, Free State Province

The socio-economic growth of the Municipality is centered on Agriculture. The municipal Area also has mining activities,...

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Aasvoelberg known as The Eye Of Zastron
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Aasvoelberg known as The Eye Of Zastron

This spectacular sandstone Mountain is a backdrop for the town of Zastron, in the South-Eastern Free State Province of S...

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Louw House Museum, Sutherland
Place
Feb 06, 2020

Louw House Museum, Sutherland

A literacy Museum in the house where two famous Afrikaans poets and writer brothers, N.P van Wyk Louw and W.E.G. Louw we...

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'Aguada de Sao Bras', Mossel Bay
Place
Sep 19, 2016

'Aguada de Sao Bras', Mossel Bay

Bartholomew Dias and his crew landed with his men on 3rd of February 1488, but Mossel Bay's History can be traced back, ...

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Colesberg, Northern Cape
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Colesberg, Northern Cape

The Village of Colesberg was founded in 1830 on the site of an abandoned station of the London Missionary Society, and w...

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Canadian Monument, Bloemfontein
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Canadian Monument, Bloemfontein

This Monument, near the Bloemfontein Zoo,, takes the form of an obelisk. It was erected as a memorial to the Canadian so...

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Place
Oct 22, 2020

uMgungundlovu, Dingane's Royal Kraal

The uMgungundlovu was formerly known as Dingane's Kraal and royal Capital. He took power, after also assassinating Shaka...

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Thaba Bosiu, Lesotho
Place
Nov 10, 2020

Thaba Bosiu, Lesotho

Thaba Bosiu is a sandstone Plateau, at the historic and spiritual heart of the Sotho Kingdom, in Lesotho

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Cookhouse, Eastern Cape
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Cookhouse, Eastern Cape

The Village of Cookhouse was located on the Farm; 'Roodewal', near a River crossing. It probably derived its name from a...

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Winterton, Kwa Zulu-Natal
Place
Oct 27, 2020

Winterton, Kwa Zulu-Natal

Winterton is a little Town found on the banks of the Tugela River in the foothills of the Drakensberg. Close to the Seco...

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Wellington, Western Cape
Place
Mar 04, 2020

Wellington, Western Cape

The picturesque town of Wellington is a scenic 45-minute drive from Cape Town, 15-minutes’ from neighbouring Paarl and 3...

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Angra das Vaccas, Mossel Bay
Place
Sep 23, 2016

Angra das Vaccas, Mossel Bay

Inlet on the Coast of the Indian Ocean, South-West of Mossel Bay. Old name for Vleesbaai. It was given its name in Dutch...

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Place
Oct 16, 2020

Wagendrift Nature Reserve and Dam, Escourt

Wagendrift Dam and Moor Park Nature Reserve is situated just off the N3 highway, near Estcourt. The Reserve is roughly 9...

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