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Montagu, Route 62
Place
Mar 05, 2020

Montagu, Route 62

Driving from Cape Town, the stunningly craggy Cogmanskloof and its tapestry of Cape Fold Mountains lead to the charming ...

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Castle of Good Hope, Castle Street, Cape Town
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Castle of Good Hope, Castle Street, Cape Town

When the Dutch first landed at the Cape on 6 April 1652, under the leadership of Jan van Riebeeck. They erected a Fort b...

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Kalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Kalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town

The Village of Kalk Bay was probably established in the 17th Century as a small community of lime burner's who mined the...

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Lichtenburg, North West
Place
Jun 21, 2021

Lichtenburg, North West

The main economic activity is the production of maize (corn) and meat. Lichtenburg lies in the heart of the maize triang...

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Vryburg, Bophirima Region
Place
Jan 30, 2019

Vryburg, Bophirima Region

Vryburg lies on the N14, due West of the Towns of Klerksdorp and Orkney - as in 'Orkney Snork Nie' (Orkney doesn't snore...

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West Coast District Municipality, Heuningvlei
Place
Feb 05, 2025

West Coast District Municipality, Heuningvlei

Heuningvlei is one of fourteen outpost villages of the Moravian Mission Church at Wupperthal. Twenty five families are c...

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Place
Nov 17, 2023

Dwarskerbos Beach and Pools, West Coast

The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama first set foot on South African soil on 7 November 1497 near here, when he explor...

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Hole in the Wall, Coffee Bay- Wild Coast
Place
Apr 05, 2019

Hole in the Wall, Coffee Bay- Wild Coast

    Hole in the Wall is one of the most impressive landmarks along the entire South African coastline.

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North West
Place
Mar 31, 2011

North West

Taung is the site of the discovery of the Taung skull, one of the world’s most important archaeological discoveries.&nbs...

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Iziko Museum's, Cape Town
Place
Jan 16, 2018

Iziko Museum's, Cape Town

Iziko is an isiXhosa word meaning “hearth.” A hearth is the traditional centre of the home where families would get toge...

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Camdeboo was called Aberdeen, Eastern Cape
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Camdeboo was called Aberdeen, Eastern Cape

 Aberdeen is about 50 km South-West of Graaff-Reinet and only 3 hours drive from Port Elizabeth.Aberdeen was f...

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Egypt
Place
May 13, 2016

Egypt

Separated from the Middle East by the Red Sea, a very important trade route! A team of archaeologists from the Universit...

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Matatiele Local Municipality
Place
Jan 14, 2024

Matatiele Local Municipality

103 geographical name changes have occurred in the Eastern Cape since 2019. On the 6 December 2023, Matatiele Township c...

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KuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape
Place
Mar 16, 2011

KuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape

East London, Afrikaans Oos-Londen, port city, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. It lies at the mouth of the Buffalo R...

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Fernkloof Nature Reserve, Caledon
Place
Mar 19, 2020

Fernkloof Nature Reserve, Caledon

Early in the nineteenth century, Hermanus Pieters, used to walk ‘over the mountain’ from Caledon, year after year, to ca...

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