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Kuboes, Northern Cape
Place
Apr 16, 2019

Kuboes, Northern Cape

A great attraction close to Kuboes is 'Cornell's Kop'. This is a Hill that house the largest population of the threatene...

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Clearwater, Now Known as Griquastad- in the Northern Cape
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Clearwater, Now Known as Griquastad- in the Northern Cape

In 1801 William Anderson and Cornelius Kramer, of the London Missionary Society, established a Station among the Griqua ...

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Republic of Griqualand West or the Digger's Republic
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Republic of Griqualand West or the Digger's Republic

Griqualand West is proclaimed a separate Crown Colony .The discovery of diamonds in South Africa in 1866 resulted in a f...

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Amathola/Amatole District Municipality
Place
Sep 21, 2016

Amathola/Amatole District Municipality

The Amathola Mountain Range which is a subsidiary of the Winterberg Range, 15 km North-East of Alice, extending Westward...

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Oliver Tambo District Municipality
Place
Aug 17, 2024

Oliver Tambo District Municipality

The OR Tambo District Municipality (ORTDM) occupies the eastern coastal portion of the Eastern Cape Province, bordered b...

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Shakaland, Northern Natal
Place
Nov 27, 2019

Shakaland, Northern Natal

Shakaland, situated just 160km north of the city of Durban is a living monument to Zulu culture. It is here that people ...

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ADAMS CALENDAR also known as: 'Blaauwboschkraal Stone Ruins'
Place
Sep 16, 2024

ADAMS CALENDAR also known as: 'Blaauwboschkraal Stone Ruins'

Adam's Calendar is believed to be one of the oldest man-made structures on Earth. It's sometimes referred to as 'African...

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Emgwenya, formally Waterval Boven
Place
Sep 16, 2024

Emgwenya, formally Waterval Boven

Emgwenya means place of the Crocodile. (Ngwenya, is an Nguni surname meaning the same thing!) Emgwenya, formally Waterva...

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Delgoa Bay Now Known as Maputo Bay, Mozambique
Place
Oct 19, 2020

Delgoa Bay Now Known as Maputo Bay, Mozambique

Delgoa Bay is a Bay on the Southeast coast of Mozambique, East Africa, near the South African border.

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Potchefstroom
Place
Feb 19, 2021

Potchefstroom

The name comes from the word: 'Potscherf'- (meaning broken pot), Due to the cracks that appear in the soil of the Mooi R...

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Paul Kruger’s House, 60 Church Street West, Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Paul Kruger’s House, 60 Church Street West, Pretoria

The dwelling is a low single-storey structure with few architectural features of note. However it was spacious and well ...

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Volksrust, Mpumalanga
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Volksrust, Mpumalanga

In the Volksrust town square adjacent to the municipal buildings is a Memorial Statue and wall of Remembrance for the Bo...

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Brandfort, Free State
Place
Oct 01, 2021

Brandfort, Free State

Winnie Mandela had been banished to Brandfort on the 16 of May 1977. There she was unceremoniously dumped at house 802 w...

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Lydenburg, Mpumalanga
Place
Mar 23, 2020

Lydenburg, Mpumalanga

The Town of Lydenburg, in Mpumalanga Province, was founded in 1850 by the company of Voortrekker leader Andries Potgiete...

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Groot Brakrivier, Mossel Bay Local Municipality
Place
Mar 16, 2023

Groot Brakrivier, Mossel Bay Local Municipality

As a result of the new Municipal dispensation introduced by the South African Government, in December 2000. This Municip...

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