Places
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Appelkooskop, Ficksburg; free State
Mountain North of Ficksburg. Afrikaans for 'apricot hillock' referring to the wild apricots that grow there. Used to be known as…
Apiesrivier, a River Which Flows Through Pretoria
River which has its source in the Fountains Valley and flows through Pretoria. Said to have been named after the large population of Vervet…
Apiesdoring, a Mpumalanga Railway Station
A Railway Station between Lydenburg and Steelpoort. Afrikaans for 'monkey thorn', the Afrikaans vernacular name refers to the high leafy…
Aogutoas, Village near Port Nolloth
Village at the site of the present Port Nolloth. The Khoikhoi name Aukwatowa; for 'where water took away the old man'. Its location was…
Anzac, a Railway Siding near Brakpan
A Railway Siding, on route between Germiston and Brakpan. The name is derived from all the Australian and New Zealand troops who landed at…
Annis River, near Kuboes in the Northern Cape
Stream rising between Ploegberg and the Oemsberg about 14 km South-East of Kuboes. The name is said to mean, 'the one which is well known,…
Ann Shaw Mission, in the Eastern Cape
Wesleyan Methodist Mission Station 2 km South-West of Middledrift. Established in 1853 for the Xhosa under Chief William Kama by Rev…
Anhalt-Schmidt, a Mission Station in Little Karoo
Station of the Berlin Missionary Society in the Uniondale District. Named after the German Missionary- Schmidt. Who in 1737 began to work…
Angus, a Railway Station near Johannesburg
Railway station about 0,8 km west of Tokoza, a Township South of Johannesburg. Thought to be named after Angus country, in Eastern Scotland…
Angra das Voltas, Luderitz Bay- Namibia
Former name of Luderitz Bay. Portuguese for 'bay of tacks', this name was given in 1488 by the Portuguese mariner Bartholomeu Dias because…
Anglo Alpha, a Railway Siding near Colligney, North West
Railway Siding, 20 km North-West of Colligney and 5 km South-East of Lichtenburg. Takes its name from Anglo Alpha Cement Limited, a…
Anegas Range a Mountain in the Northern Cape
Mountian situated about 24 km South-West of Komassies and 22 km North-West of Leliefontein. The name comes from Khoikhoi . In the…
Andriesburg, Eastern Cape
A Mountain, 2 106 m high about 30 km North-West of Queenstown and 20 km South-East of Sterkstroom. It is known by the Xhosa name of …
The SAS Somerset Museum
The SAS Somerset is stationed at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront (V&A Waterfront), Cape Town. The SAS Somerset is a bar-class boom…
The South African Police Service Museum
The Muizenberg Police Museum, also known as South African Police Services (SAPS) Museum, is situated on the Main Road in Muizenberg, Cape…