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Leeuwenhof, Official Residence of the Premier of Cape Town
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Jul 14, 2011

Leeuwenhof, Official Residence of the Premier of Cape Town

Proclaimed as a National Monument in 1966. Leeuwenhof, the official residence of the Premier of the Cape Province, stan...

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Naval Hill
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Naval Hill

An extremely popular spot providing excellent views of the Town and the Franklin Game Reserve forms part of the Hill. Se...

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Durban International Airport
Place
Jul 08, 2020

Durban International Airport

Previously known as Louis Botha Airport (named after the South African statesman), Durban International Airport, was the...

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Tolstoy Farm, near Johannesburg
Place
Nov 15, 2021

Tolstoy Farm, near Johannesburg

It was in South Africa that Gandhi developed, between 1910 and 1913, his Satyagraha philosophy of passive resistance, an...

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Old Durban Brook Street Cemetery
Place
Nov 24, 2021

Old Durban Brook Street Cemetery

The historical cemetery has been encompassed by West Street Cemetery, lying in its far western corner, closest to Berea ...

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Kroonstad
Place
Oct 28, 2021

Kroonstad

It's name being symbolic of royalty (“Kroon” is Dutch for crown), Kroonstad has very humble beginnings. It was named aft...

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KaNyamazane Township, Mpumalanga
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Nov 05, 2021

KaNyamazane Township, Mpumalanga

KaNyamazane, previously known as Lekazi, was established as a labour reserve, and was then zoned to fall within the Kang...

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Ngema Tribal Trust, Mpumalanga
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Apr 15, 2021

Ngema Tribal Trust, Mpumalanga

Ngema Tribal Trust falls under the, Mkhondo Local Municipality Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga , South ...

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King’s Blockhouse, Devil’s Peak, Cape Town.
Place
Jul 14, 2011

King’s Blockhouse, Devil’s Peak, Cape Town.

Following the first British occupation of the Cape in 1795, the existing Dutch line of defence, known as the French line...

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Matroosfontein
Place
Oct 25, 2021

Matroosfontein

This Suburb has a deep, poignant History, and is a fascinating Area, to explore and discover. Originally, home to larger...

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British Kaffraria, now the Border Region
Place
Mar 16, 2011

British Kaffraria, now the Border Region

Territory of British Kaffraria On 21 December 1834 massed Xhosa armies attacked the eastern regions of the Cape Colon...

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Bonteheuwel
Place
Oct 21, 2021

Bonteheuwel

Bonteheuwel's Freedom Square is now officially a provincial heritage site.

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18 Gangster Museum, Khayelitsha
Place
Jul 31, 2020

18 Gangster Museum, Khayelitsha

This is the first Living gangster Museum on the African Continent and is, therefore, a very important part of the local ...

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Apr 16, 2019

Amathole Mountain Region, Eastern Cape

The Amatola Region is one of the most beautiful and diverse in the Eastern Cape. The Amathole's stretch into the hinterl...

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Old Court House, Victoria Embankment, Durban
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Old Court House, Victoria Embankment, Durban

The building was designed by architect Stanley Hudson and was erected in 1911 as the Old Court House, and is the oldest ...

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