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Olivedale , Randburg
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Olivedale , Randburg

The Property was purchased in 1940 by a Dutch diamond trader known as Messias, who had a House erected upon it. During W...

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Allanridge, Free State Province
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Allanridge, Free State Province

 Allanridge is a Gold Mining Town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province in South Af...

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Blue Crane Municipality, Sarah Baartman District- Eastern Cape
Place
May 28, 2021

Blue Crane Municipality, Sarah Baartman District- Eastern Cape

It is the second-largest Municipality of seven in the District, accounting for 19% of the Geographical Area, and is an a...

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Abbot's Hill, Barberton
Place
Sep 14, 2016

Abbot's Hill, Barberton

Hill situated, South of Barberton.  Named after J. Abott, a prospector who looked for gold in the Barberton Distric...

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Bokoni, Mpumalanga
Place
May 27, 2021

Bokoni, Mpumalanga

Oral traditions recorded in the early twentieth Century named the Area Bokoni – the Country of the Koni people!

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Jock of the Bushveld, Monument in Barberton
Place
Jan 30, 2018

Jock of the Bushveld, Monument in Barberton

This is a statue of Jock of the Bushveld. It is located in Barberton in front of the Town Hall. Jock of the Bushveld was...

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Beau Constantia, a Cape Town- Wine Estate
Place
May 26, 2021

Beau Constantia, a Cape Town- Wine Estate

Beau Constantia is a boutique wine farm situated at the top of Constantia Nek overlooking False Bay. Vines are planted t...

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Kamieskroon, Northern Cape
Place
May 26, 2021

Kamieskroon, Northern Cape

Darters Pass is one of those official Passes that leaves you wondering if you're in the right place. The Pass has only o...

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Dimbaza, Eastern Cape
Place
May 29, 2013

Dimbaza, Eastern Cape

The name, Dimbaza, an African Town in the former Ciskei, about 11km North-West of King William’s Town (on the road to Al...

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Slave Lodge, Cape Colony
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Slave Lodge, Cape Colony

The slave lodge was built in 1679, to house the slaves that provided labour to the early Dutch colonists. The Slave Lodg...

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White River, Mpumalanga
Place
May 13, 2021

White River, Mpumalanga

The little town of White River - an important Farming and tourism centre - was founded around 1890. It’s proximity to th...

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Port St. Johns
Place
Apr 11, 2019

Port St. Johns

The wildness of the Coast of the Eastern Cape, with its deep Gorges and impenetrable Forests, mangrove Swamps and the pr...

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Place
Sep 14, 2016

Aberfeldy a Settlement in the Free Sate

A small Settlement, 26 km from Harrismith in the Free State. The Farm; Aberfeldy had a Post Office known as Elandsrivier...

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Fort Glamorgan, East London
Place
Nov 27, 2020

Fort Glamorgan, East London

Named a National Monument in 1938, the Building stands within the Glamorgan Prison grounds. Permission from the departme...

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Kaaiman's River, Garden Route
Place
Apr 26, 2021

Kaaiman's River, Garden Route

The Kaaimans River, also known as Keerom River, is a river in the Western Cape, South Africa. The mouth of the River lie...

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