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Mar 31, 2020

Worcester, Western Cape

Worcester is a Town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is located 120 Kilometers North-East of Cape Town. This River ...

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Graskop, Mpumalanga
Place
May 31, 2021

Graskop, Mpumalanga

Graskop is a small forestry Town perched on the edge of the Drakensberg Escarpment, a region of Mpumalanga. Admire a nat...

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Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay
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Mar 06, 2019

Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay

The Township of Imizamo Yethu is situated in the picturesque seaside Suburb of Hout Bay in Cape Town. Hout Bay is like a...

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Swellendam
Place
Aug 04, 2022

Swellendam

Founded in 1743 by the Dutch East India Company, it was named after the Cape Governor, Hendrik Swellengrebe and his wife...

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Kenilworth
Place
Feb 28, 2018

Kenilworth

Kenilworth lies flanked by the Constantia Winelands and popular Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, between the suburbs of C...

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Victor Verster Prison
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Jun 23, 2022

Victor Verster Prison

A statue outside this low-security Prison, commemorates former inmate & president Nelson Mandela. One of the proprietor...

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Biedow Valley, Western Province
Place
Sep 27, 2023

Biedow Valley, Western Province

The essence of the Biedouw Valley is captured just after the rains, when it becomes endowed with an array of Spring flow...

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Dec 20, 2023

!Khwa Nature Reserve, Yzerfontein

San people are members of various Khoe, Tuu, or Kx'a-speaking indigenous hunter-gatherer culture. They are the first cul...

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Agulhas National Park
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Dec 19, 2023

Agulhas National Park

When you visit Agulhas National Park you'll be at the Southern Tip of Africa - 'the Cape of Storms'. This beautiful West...

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Johannesburg Botanical Garden
Place
Feb 08, 2017

Johannesburg Botanical Garden

The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is located in the suburb of Emmarentia in Johannesburg. The gardens were established i...

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University of the Witwatersrand, (Wits)
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Mar 17, 2023

University of the Witwatersrand, (Wits)

The History of Wits is linked with Mining, Academic Excellence, and with Political and Civic Activism. Being surrounded ...

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Aug 27, 2020

Quanza Shipwreck, East London

The Quanza was a four-masted steamship of 942 tons which went ashore at East London on Sunday, 26 May 1872 at 05h00. She...

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Harrismith, Free State
Place
Feb 27, 2020

Harrismith, Free State

Harrismith is a small, charming country town, founded in 1849, but discovered by tourists only recently. Visitors remark...

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Heritage Route of Transvaal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga
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Nov 20, 2023

Heritage Route of Transvaal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga

Boers and Voortrekkers originated from these areas of the TRANSVAAL

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Baviaanskloof Region and Pass, Eastern Cape
Place
Mar 06, 2020

Baviaanskloof Region and Pass, Eastern Cape

There is a Gorge that lies in the Valley, stretching for over 100 kilometres, between the Baviaanskloof Mountains to the...

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