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Sastri College, 1 Winterton Walk, Durban
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Sastri College, 1 Winterton Walk, Durban

This was the first Indian High School and Teachers Training College, built in South Africa, was opened in October 1929. ...

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Schoenstatt Retreat and Conference Centre, Cape Town
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Feb 02, 2023

Schoenstatt Retreat and Conference Centre, Cape Town

Father Joseph Kentenich was born in 1885, near Cologne in Germany. On October 18, 1914, he dared to take the first step ...

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Seal Point Lighthouse, Cape St. Francis
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Jul 14, 2011

Seal Point Lighthouse, Cape St. Francis

Commissioned on 11 May 1950 The Cape Seal lighthouse lies within the Robberg Nature and Marine Reserve on the seaward ti...

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Algoa Bay, East Coast of Cape of Good Hope
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Sep 23, 2016

Algoa Bay, East Coast of Cape of Good Hope

Old name for Algoa Bay was Angra da Roca named in 1488, by Bartolomeu Dias when he was the first European to land there....

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Umhlanga, Durban
Place
Feb 24, 2023

Umhlanga, Durban

uMhlanga derives its name from the Zulu language and means "place of reeds", referring to the beds of reeds growing alon...

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Apr 02, 2020

McGregor, Western Cape

The charming Village of McGregor lies at the foot of the Riviersonderend Mountains, 20 km from Robertson, on a good tarr...

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Greyton, Western Province
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Greyton, Western Province

The village of Greyton was established in 1852, although the first plots of land were only sold in 1854.

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Mapungubwe
Place
Sep 18, 2017

Mapungubwe

Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana, 75 km fr...

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Huguenot Memorial Museum, Franschhoek
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Sep 16, 2020

Huguenot Memorial Museum, Franschhoek

The story of the Huguenot Memorial Museum is quite fascinating, and lends the building and its contents a certain charm ...

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Redelinghuys, Cape West Coast
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Mar 19, 2020

Redelinghuys, Cape West Coast

Lying but two hours' drive from Cape Town, Redelinghuys is known as the potato Capital of the Sandveld. It lies on the R...

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Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Place
Aug 02, 2023

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

the institution has humble beginnings in the amulgamation of Cape Technikon and Peninsula Technikon, which dates back to...

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m'Bashe Lighthouse
Place
Apr 11, 2019

m'Bashe Lighthouse

Contrary to the practice which obtains in the United Kingdom and some other countries, no light dues are levied on shipp...

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Olifants River Valley Region, Western Cape
Place
Mar 30, 2020

Olifants River Valley Region, Western Cape

The Olifant's River meanders through the Valley bringing life to the surrounding Area. Without the water this beautiful ...

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Nelson Mandela Bridge, Johannesburg
Place
Apr 08, 2019

Nelson Mandela Bridge, Johannesburg

The Nelson Mandela Bridge is a relatively new addition to the Johannesburg skyline, but has already gained iconic status...

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Fairview Wine and Cheese Estate, near Paarl
Place
Sep 04, 2017

Fairview Wine and Cheese Estate, near Paarl

Nelson Mandela Charles Beck wine estate

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