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Zithulele Hospital, Mqanduli
Place
Nov 04, 2021

Zithulele Hospital, Mqanduli

Zithulele Hospital is a 147 bed government-funded Hospital near Mqanduli, Eastern Cape. The Hospital serves a population...

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Bonnievale, Langeberg Municipality-Cape Town
Place
May 20, 2021

Bonnievale, Langeberg Municipality-Cape Town

Bonnievale has a lovely History of how one man, against all odds, tamed the Breede River by building a 35km long water c...

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Grabouw
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Grabouw

A Post Office was opened at Palmiet River on 1 January 1846, and was probably located at a ford where a small bridge, kn...

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Akasia- a Complex of Suburbs, of Pretoria
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Akasia- a Complex of Suburbs, of Pretoria

Town in the Wonderboom district, 3 km from north of Pretoria North, now known as Tshwane. It obtained Municipal status o...

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Table Bay
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Table Bay

Table Bay is a natural inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, overlooked by Cape Town and the famous Natural Table Mountain. ...

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Dannhauser
Place
Jul 11, 2022

Dannhauser

The Town of Dannhauser was named after Renier Dannhauser, a German settler, who purchased the Farm: 'Palmietfontein', fr...

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Inanda, Phoenix
Place
Jan 16, 2018

Inanda, Phoenix

Inanda (isiZulu: Pleasant Place) is a township in Eastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that is situated 24 km inland from...

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Place
Jul 04, 2018

iSimangaliso Wetland Park, former Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park

“iSimangaliso must be the only place on the globe where the oldest land mammal (the Rhinoceros) and the world's biggest ...

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Hamilton Primary School, Visagie Street, Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Hamilton Primary School, Visagie Street, Pretoria

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 25 February 1977

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Vereeniging, a City in Gauteng
Place
Feb 13, 2023

Vereeniging, a City in Gauteng

Vereeniging is a City in Gauteng Province, South Africa, with a population of more than 350,000. Lying on the banks of t...

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Nairobi National Museum, East Africa
Place
Jan 20, 2022

Nairobi National Museum, East Africa

The history of the institution dates back in 1910 when a museum was established in Nairobi by the then East Africa and U...

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Oudekraal Beach, Bakoven
Place
Oct 11, 2019

Oudekraal Beach, Bakoven

A Little Piece of Ocean Paradise. Oudekraal beach offers beautiful sea views and calm waters. Oudekraal Beach, part of t...

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Mokopane also known as Potgieterus
Place
Feb 20, 2023

Mokopane also known as Potgieterus

Mokopane is also known as Potgietersrus. This is a Town in the Limpopo Province, of South Africa. The Town was establish...

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Mokopane- also known as Potgietersrus
Place
Feb 20, 2023

Mokopane- also known as Potgietersrus

Mokopane is also known as Potgietersrus. This is a Town in the Limpopo Province, of South Africa. The Town was establish...

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Mhlathuze River
Place
Feb 16, 2023

Mhlathuze River

Zwide makes a mistake by thinking that he can surprise Shaka, and hastily sends off his much greater army to fight the Z...

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