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… by the: ' Msunduzi Local Municipality ' . Its Zulu name: ' uMgungundlovu' , is the name used for the District Municipality . Pietermaritzburg is …

… Levin later purchased the land in 1948 and gave it the name Twyfelfontein. Situated 100 kilometres (62 miles) from … of different styles, being found here, (this is another name for rock carvings or rock art). The engravings were …

… Kaptein, Tseib and his followers had settled in 1866 . The name of the Settlement was then still: 'Swartmodder' or … in the Aiab River from which Swartmodder had received its name. The Church was washed away when the River came down in …

… a National Monument. The Hospital replaced one of the same name in Cape Town which had been founded by Dr Samuel Bailey …

… on the west side of of the Town closest to the sea, its name derived from its function : 'A place where one can …

… to the East and by Cape Province to the West.  The name "Transvaal" means "beyond the Vaal" in Afrikaans, … Limpopo; Mpumalanga and part of North West'.   Today, the name "Transvaal" is still used to refer to the historical …

… fossilised trees lying exposed at ground level. As its name suggests, Wagendrift Nature Reserve is so called after a …

… Hill farm house, moved onto the property to retire. The name 'Strawberry Hill', comes from the wild strawberries that …

… Mangaung is a Sesotho name meaning " Place of Cheetahs " . Legend has it that when …

… lies 60 km east of Port Nolloth. It is said that its name (which means to sing joyfully or beautifully) originated …

… The Suburb of Tokai took its name from Tokaj, a range of Hills in Hungary. It was built in … the State of Kerala) word for the tail of a peacock. (The name represents the importance of the Malabar region where, …

… ago. The Town of Komatipoort came into being in 1887. The name of the Town is derived from the Swazi named ‘Komati’ …

… in 1945 and named after the 'uThongathi' River. The town’s name was officially changed from the anglicised version to, …

… town was named after a young American scientist, by the name of Dr HJ van der Bijl , who was requested by the then …

… then declared and named "Stanger" on 10 February 1873. The name, "Stanger", originates from a Viking Pirate from … but closed in 1923, with 200 pupils. A young man by the name of Mr. Anthony A. Simon, a European, who had run a …

… for its majestic fauna was a Cape Afrikaner by the name of Carel Kruger. It is said that, while on a hunting …

… "Mamelodi" was the name given to President Paul Kruger by the Africans because …

… into by the Voortrekkers,in October 1837. (This was name given to the Afrikaners, who had left the British-ruled …

… Game Reserve, which is home to Africa's Big 5. The Zulu name of the Town is; 'Ngotshe', which means cave. It is …

… The city stands on the banks of the Mtata River - the name derives from the word 'thatha' (taker), owing to the …

… , Richmond & Hanover,( it is no secret as to where the name "Middelburg" came from!) It falls under the Inxuba … in Middelburg district which were consolidated under the name of Grootfontein in 1903. During this military period …

… boasts well-known grape farms and a horse stud farm. The name is Afrikaans and it means: 'wheat mountain'. Horse …

… of the day and the Post Office, the Village shared this name with another in the Eastern Cape! But in 1904, the … authorities followed suit and gazetted an official name change to McGregor. People living in McGregor sometimes tend to forget that the name McGregor is that of one of the oldest and most honorable …

… he discovered the most exquisite gems of nature! The name 'Echo', was given to the Caves as a certain stalactite … to stretch for over 40km. They are also called by this name because the Local people used to use the stalactites as …

… past this location can be fatal. This is where the name Kariba comes from. The history of Lake Kariba is riddled …