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Sep 10, 2020

St. Mary's Cathedral, Cape Town (also known as the: 'Parish of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt'

German architect Carl Otto Hager. Hager had designed numerous Dutch Reformed Churches in South Africa including the NG M...

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District Six Museum
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Jul 14, 2011

District Six Museum

The District Six foundation was established in 1989, and in 1994, the District Six Museum came into being. This museum w...

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Touwsrivier
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Dec 15, 2021

Touwsrivier

Touwsrivier is a community of approximately 8000 people and is also home to the World's largest CPV solar plant! CPV Pow...

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Jan 06, 2020

Saldanha Bay

Saldanha is a seaside village that lies in the northern most corner of Saldanha bay - the largest and deepest natural ba...

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Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
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Mar 02, 2023

Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal

Durban is South Africa’s third-largest City and one of the fastest-growing urban Areas in the World.

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Pofadder, Northern Cape
Place
Jan 06, 2020

Pofadder, Northern Cape

Pofadder is a small town situated in the Northern Cape of South Africa. While pofadder means, as you would expect, puff ...

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Ngqushwa Local Municipality
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Dec 13, 2024

Ngqushwa Local Municipality

Begha Mouth is one of the beaches located in the Ngqushwa local municipality. This what captivates many visitors is its ...

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Magwa Waterfall, Lusikisiki-Port St. Johns
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Apr 05, 2019

Magwa Waterfall, Lusikisiki-Port St. Johns

The Magwa Waterfall lies in the middle of the 1 800 hectare Magwa tea plantation, South Africa's last remaining tea esta...

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Mali
Place
Apr 07, 2016

Mali

Mali, landlocked country of western Africa, mostly in the Saharan and Sahelian regions. Mali is bounded on the north by ...

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Indian Army Memorial
Place
Aug 22, 2017

Indian Army Memorial

This memorial was erected towards the end of 1902, on the highest point in Johannesburg; Observatory Ridge.  It hon...

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KwaNzimakwe, South Coast
Place
Nov 15, 2024

KwaNzimakwe, South Coast

The KwaNzimakwe “place of the Nzimakwe” rural village is easily accessible off the R69 Road between Mpenjati Nature Rese...

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Eshowe, Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal
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Jul 26, 2017

Eshowe, Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal

Eshowe actually means Ekowe, the place of Mushrooms. Esikhowe seNkosi uCetshwayo! gqokli-hill-battlefield-This is the si...

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Queenstown, now known as Komani.
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Feb 15, 2024

Queenstown, now known as Komani.

It was laid out in 1853 and attained Municipal Status in 1855. Named after Queen Victoria of England. In the late 19th C...

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Oviston Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape
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Feb 17, 2024

Oviston Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape

The Oviston Nature Reserve lies is on the, Southern side of the Gariep Dam. The Oviston Nature Reserve is a 16 000 Hecta...

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Barberton, Mpumalanga
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Mar 16, 2011

Barberton, Mpumalanga

Barberton, 'The Gold Rush' Town of Mpumalanga

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