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Bethesda Road, Graaf-Reniet
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Bethesda Road, Graaf-Reniet

On 6 August 1901, during the Second Anglo Boer War, Boer forces under Commandant Hans Lotter entered Bethesda Road in Gr...

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Place
Aug 18, 2020

Border Cave or Sibudu Cave, Found in Cliff Between KZN and Swaziland

The World's oldest known mattress has been unearthed in South Africa, in a cave in KZN! Made of plant material and dated...

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'Boekenhout' Farm in Rustenberg
Place
Jul 14, 2011

'Boekenhout' Farm in Rustenberg

Click on image to enlarge South African Republic president Paul Kruger's farm was declared a National Monument by the...

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Bo-tuin, Hof Street, Gardens.
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Bo-tuin, Hof Street, Gardens.

The property was originally part of the Leeuwenhof Estate and was developed in about 1820 by Johannes Zorn. It consisted...

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Blockhouse in Hekpoort, Krugersdorp
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Blockhouse in Hekpoort, Krugersdorp

The Building was erected during the South African Boer War by the British Military, under the guidance of Major-General ...

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Place
Aug 04, 2020

Britstown, Northern Cape

Britstown located in the Northern Cape of South Africa, a small farming town Named after Hans Brits, who accompanied Dav...

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Bethelsdorp, Algoa Bay -Eastern Cape
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Bethelsdorp, Algoa Bay -Eastern Cape

The Van der Kemp Memorial Church is still very much the spiritual centre of Bethelsdorp. Nearby are the almshouses, buil...

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Elands Bay Cave
Place
Feb 20, 2020

Elands Bay Cave

Hidden in the caves are the most beautiful cave paintings. These were done by the Bushmen who lived in this area thousan...

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Battle of Muizenburg Monument, Muizenburg
Place
Mar 20, 2018

Battle of Muizenburg Monument, Muizenburg

Given the turmoil in Europe and the importance of the Cape sea-route to India the British Government sent a fleet of sev...

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Mthatha, Eastern Cape- previously known as Umtata
Place
Jan 28, 2020

Mthatha, Eastern Cape- previously known as Umtata

Umtata, founded in 1879, was declared the capital of the Transkei, the homeland of the Xhosa during the Apartheid era. T...

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Chris Hani Baragwaneth Hospital, Johannesburg
Place
May 18, 2017

Chris Hani Baragwaneth Hospital, Johannesburg

The Chris Hani Baragwaneth Hospital is the 3rd largest hospital in the world, occupying around 173 acres (0.70 km2), wit...

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Uniondale, Karoo-Western Province
Place
Jun 19, 2020

Uniondale, Karoo-Western Province

Uniondale lies adjacent to the Langkloof, which winds its way through the foothills of the of the Tsitsikamma Mountain r...

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Adams College, Amanzimtoti
Place
Dec 11, 2019

Adams College, Amanzimtoti

Adams College is a public school situated in Adams Mission which is 8 km inland from Amanzimtoti and 35 km south of Durb...

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Aogutoas, Village near Port Nolloth
Place
Sep 26, 2016

Aogutoas, Village near Port Nolloth

Village at the site of the present Port Nolloth. The Khoikhoi name Aukwatowa; for 'where water took away the old man'. I...

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Angra das Voltas, Luderitz Bay- Namibia
Place
Sep 23, 2016

Angra das Voltas, Luderitz Bay- Namibia

Former name of Luderitz Bay. Portuguese for 'bay of tacks', this name was given in 1488 by the Portuguese mariner Bartho...

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