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Bakone Malapa Northern Sotho Open-Air Museum, in Polokwane
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Jul 14, 2011

Bakone Malapa Northern Sotho Open-Air Museum, in Polokwane

Experience the warm hospitality and rich Culture of the Basotho people in the 'Bakone Malapa Museum'. The Bakone, a sub-...

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Ebenezer, Limpopo
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Mar 16, 2011

Ebenezer, Limpopo

Ebenezer was established in 1831 as a station of the Rhenish Missionary Society. The 1875 census indicated that the Vill...

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University of Cape Town
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Jan 07, 2019

University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town (UCT) is South Africa's oldest University, and is one of Africa's leading Teaching and Resea...

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Aug 01, 2022

A History of Ottosdal and Letsopa

Precolonial and Early History Almost four hundred years ago, Khoe-San people moved into the interior of South Africa ...

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Nov 20, 2023

Mbaula Village, Phalaborwa

The name is derived from the Nyanja language and means: 'the heater'. In the Village this device is used for heating and...

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Nov 17, 2023

Mushroom Farm in Hillcrest, KZN

The Mushroom Farm offers a delightful array of eateries, play areas, local retailers and a nursery. "The Mushroom Farm i...

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UNISA’s Department of Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology
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May 17, 2017

UNISA’s Department of Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology

UNISA is the largest University on the African Continent and the first to teach by distance learning the World over.

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University of Fort Hare, Alice- Eastern Cape
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Aug 23, 2017

University of Fort Hare, Alice- Eastern Cape

Some politically active alumni like: Oliver Tambo; Nelson Mandela; Govan Mbeki; Robert Sobukwe and Mangosuthu Buthelezi ...

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Suggested Gandhi Trail, Through Durban
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Jul 14, 2011

Suggested Gandhi Trail, Through Durban

Gandhi arrived in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) in 1893 to serve as legal counsel to a merchant Dada Abdulla! In Jun...

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Ngoye University of Zululand, Richards Bay
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Nov 08, 2023

Ngoye University of Zululand, Richards Bay

Raymond Zondo attended there. The Teaching and Learning and Centre(TLC), led by the director of teaching and learning, c...

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Wagenaer's Reservoir, Sanlam Golden Acre-Cape Town
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Aug 03, 2022

Wagenaer's Reservoir, Sanlam Golden Acre-Cape Town

Ruins under Golden Acre are of Wagenaer's Reservoir. These Reservoirs' Date Back to 1652. When Jan van Riebeeck arrived ...

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Oct 19, 2020

Dal Josafat, Paarl

Kleinbosch has close connections with the Afrikaans language and its origins. It was the birthplace of Stephanus Jacobus...

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Edenburg, near Bloemfontein
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Mar 02, 2021

Edenburg, near Bloemfontein

Edenburg is situated 83km South-West of Bloemfontein. This typical Transgariep Town, nestled in the golden prairies alon...

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Railway Administration Building, bounded by Maitland-, Hanger, St Andrew and Harvey Streets, Bloemfontein
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Jul 14, 2011

Railway Administration Building, bounded by Maitland-, Hanger, St Andrew and Harvey Streets, Bloemfontein

A double-storey brick building with heavily ornamented Victorian and neo-Classical architectural features. It was design...

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Kafanchan, Nigeria
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Jul 21, 2022

Kafanchan, Nigeria

Located in the southern part of the Kaduna State, which is located in the middle belt of Nigeria.

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