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Madagascar
Place
Aug 29, 2018

Madagascar

Madagascar is the largest African island situated in the Indian Ocean

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Vlakplaas, Pretoria
Place
Oct 12, 2022

Vlakplaas, Pretoria

Vlakplaas is a Farm about 20-kilometres West of Pretoria. Established in 1979, a 100-hectare Farm nestled in the Hills o...

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Bredasdorp, Overberg
Place
Oct 05, 2022

Bredasdorp, Overberg

Audrey Blignault, the famous South African writer, was born in Bredasdorp. Located on the Northern edge of the Agulhas P...

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Heritage Route of King Shaka
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Heritage Route of King Shaka

King Shaka Heritage Route, Northern Natal

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Mweni Valley, Drakensberg
Place
Sep 27, 2022

Mweni Valley, Drakensberg

Officially, the Area known as “Mnweni” is managed by the amaNgwane Tribal Authority and covers the Region between Mount ...

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Luthuli House Museum, KwaDukuza
Place
Dec 23, 2019

Luthuli House Museum, KwaDukuza

The mission of this Museum is to conserve, uphold, promote and propagate the life, values, philosophies and legacy of th...

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Siyathemba, Local Municipality
Place
Sep 19, 2022

Siyathemba, Local Municipality

Siyathemba Municipality incorporates the previous municipal areas of Prieska, Marydale and Niekerkshoop.

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Cullinan
Place
Dec 06, 2021

Cullinan

Cullinan boasts a rich History of more than 100 Years. Cullinan became famous with the discovery of the World’s biggest ...

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Sibongile Township
Place
Sep 13, 2022

Sibongile Township

The coal mining town of Dundee is situated in a Valley of the Biggarsberg Mountains.

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Irma Stern Museum
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Irma Stern Museum

The museum was established in 1971, in the house Stern lived in for almost four decades. After her death, her art became...

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Maputaland, Northern Part of KZN
Place
Sep 12, 2022

Maputaland, Northern Part of KZN

Maputaland, a Region of KwaZulu Natal, stretches from the scenic splendour of iSimangaliso Wetland Park in St. Lucia in ...

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AG Bain Monument, Grahamstown
Place
Sep 16, 2016

AG Bain Monument, Grahamstown

Andrew Geddes Bains was a  fervent letter writer of satirical sketches of contemporary life, transport entrepreneur, mil...

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Msinga Local Municipality
Place
Sep 05, 2022

Msinga Local Municipality

At Rorke's Drift the men were rewarded for their bravery with no less than 11 Victoria Crosses, the most number of Victo...

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Pomeroy- Solomon Linda
Place
Sep 01, 2022

Pomeroy- Solomon Linda

Pomeroy is a small Town in KwaZulu-Natal which is some 72 km North of Greytown and 56 km South-South-East of Dundee. It ...

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Odendaalsrus, Free State
Place
Sep 21, 2020

Odendaalsrus, Free State

Having been established in 1912, this is the oldest gold mining Town in the District. The Town was a group of Farms with...

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