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… is at the foot of Table Mountain and along the Liebeek River. A Fort of Good Hope was built. With him, Van Riebeeck … part of the population moved across the Northern border (Orange River) of the Cape Colony to the areas known later as the Orange Free State, Natal and Transvaal.   Many new churches …

… this Seaside Town that lies on the mouth of the mighty- Orange River !" This is the River that feeds the Gariep River and … mining industry. The Cove on the Coast, 7 km South of the Orange River mouth. The Area has the richest alluvial diamond …

… on 16 October 1909 by the then Prime Minister of the Orange River Colony, Abraham Fischer . The men's hostel and the main …

… Gariep Dam on the 4 October 1996. Gariep is Khoekhoe for 'river' and was the original name of the Orange river. Gariep Dam Image source …

… the hollow of its bean-like shape. Lying between the Vaal River in the North and the Orange River in the South, the region is flat with rolling … in the Great Trek, some of them settled just north of Orange River , which formed the border between the Cape …

… opened on 19 December 1907 by the then Governor of the Orange River Colony, Sir Hamilton J Gould-Adams. The tuckshop …

… Tshwane . Pretoria stretches along both sides of the Apies River and extends into the Western Hills, of the Magaliesberg … for South Africa and Governor of Transvaal and Orange River Colony was responsible for the design and execution of …

… Station now houses the Town Museum, known as: 'Kalahari Orange Museum'.  It was established on the bank of the Orange River in 1870. The Mission Station now houses the Town …

… streams flowing off the mountain: to the North the Varsche River, to the East the Liesbeek; South-East the Diep and Spaanchemat River, whilst the Disa River emerged from Orange Kloof and ran South-West. The most important river, … was built in Hof Street in 1814. Iron pipes were laid in Orange , Long and Strand Streets and a number of fountains …

… Palestine refuge for Christians crossing the Jordan River in flight. (prior to 1910)  In 1806 the first stationof … the London Missionary Society (L.M.S.) north of the Orange River wasestablished at Warmbad in South-West Africa, 72 km …

… as a Council Chamber for the Legislative Assembly of the Orange River Sovereignty , who held its sessions there from … here. Following the establishment of the Republic of the Orange Free State in 1854, the hall continued to serve as the …

… of South Africa, situated on the South bank of the Orange River about 100 kilometres downstream from Upington . The … the place of the Great Noise, referring to the Orange River thundering its way downwards for 60 metres in a …

… Prieska is a very small Town that is perched along the Orange River in the Northern Cape . It is 240 kilometres south of … of Upington , the Town of Prieska lies right on the Orange River in the midst of dry country in the sense that it …

… “Kakamas” poorly reflects on a fertile valley in the lower Orange River, graced with vineyards, cotton and Lucerne fields. … farms 'Soetap' and 'Kakamas' on the banks of the gorgeous Orange River for white people who had lost everything as a …

… fields was contested by the Boer republics of the;  Orange Free State and the Transvaal ,. As well as various … and Qriqua leaders. The Republic sat next to the Vaal River, but existed for an extremely short time. During the … West colony and eventually was incorporated into the Orange Free State. Building work started on the Griqualand …

… most of the Cape South of the Molopo and West of the Kei River, but Dutch settlement in the Western and Southern Cape … confluence of the Gariep and Ki-Gariep, later known as the Orange and Vaal rivers. Up to the early 1800's this area had … the constant friction with their Dutch neighbours in the Orange Free State, sold them their lands and, after an epic …

… can be obtained by walking through the grassland above the river. At a bend in the gorge, a natural amphitheatre of … wishing to acquaint themselves with this mysterious river can engage in a 2km canoe trip upstream. Along the way … Throated Longclaw, Common Waxbill, Croaking Cisticola, Orange Throated Longclaw, Ground Hornbill with Gurneys …

… is a small farming town situated on the banks of the Wilge River in the Free State province of South Africa. The town … is 'Brand Street', named after the 4th president of the Orange Free State, Sir Johannes Brand. During 1883, he …

… after Sir Hamilton J. Goold-Adams, governor of the Orange River Colony from 1902 – 1910. Still later the name was … Mine; the ‘Tiger Project' in Philippolis; the Orange River Ravine from the Gariep Dam wall to the PK le …

… of the diverse habitats including sandy plains, deep-cut river Valleys and Mountains and the occasional fog that … biodiversity. Sanddrift lies right on the banks of the Orange River, known locally as the Gariep. This River forms the …

… the North Eastern part of the Country. The Limpopo River marked its border with Botswana and Zimbabwe to the North, while the Vaal River marked its boundary with Orange Free State Province , to the South. It was bounded by … nascent Boer Republic of Natal (1843) and established the Orange River Sovereignty (1848) . Rivalries between Potgieter …

… tooth, going around the Valleys from which the Mnweni river spring, across the jutting escarpment which is the source of the Orange (Senqu) River all the way to the Northern side of the jaw-dropping …

… former Province of South Africa, located North of the Vaal River, that existed from 1910 to 1994. It's now part of the … ; Limpopo ; Mpumalanga and North West '. The Limpopo River marked its border with Botswana and Zimbabwe to the North, while the Vaal River marked its boundary with Orange Free State Province , to the South. It was bounded by …

… (Queenstown) and its Northern border is formed by the Orange River , which also forms the Southern boundary of the Free …

… great insight into a diamond hunter’s adventures along the Orange River nearly a Century ago. Kuboes, also spelled Khubus. Was …

… most unique natural attractions. Located between the Orange and Molopo Rivers. "This remote canyon setting offers … or ‘tied with straps’. Riemvasmaak is located near the Orange River, close to the Namibian Border . It was originally …

… Farms: Dwarsvlei; Kalkfontein and Rietfontein', on the Orange River .' Rietfontein' now belongs to South African golf … John van Lingen). They use water for irrigation from the Orange River. Through careful farming, with timed controlled …

… of trees on the 25th Anniversary of the Republic (the Orange Free State was, at one time, ruled independently by … There are hawthorn shrubs, Deodar fir trees and five orange trees (although the orange trees are in the main courtyard, not in front of the …

… This natural water feature marks the beginning of the Blyde River Canyon . The potholes were named after Tom Bourke, a … come together to create these formations are the Treur River (river of mourning) and the Blyde River (river of joy). These …

… thieves were caught and tied to a large rock in the Molopo River with thongs or straps (called ‘rieme’ in Afrikaans ). … of hope. The sheer mountain desert wilderness, between the Orange and the dry Molopo Rivers , approximately 57km from …