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PlaceMajuba Power Station, Volksrust-Mpumalanga
This 4 110 megawatt Station, constructed at a cost of R 11.9 Billion, is one of the five biggest Power Stations in the World and the first to have been…
PlaceMangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State
Mangaung is a Sesotho name meaning "Place of Cheetahs". Legend has it that when the first settlers arrived, they were stunned by the vast plains, that were…
PlaceQunu, Wild Coast of Eastern Cape- Where Mandela Spent His Childhood
Just South of Mthatha (Umtata) in the Eastern Cape on the rolling green Hills, of a cluster of Villages; their is one known as Qunu. It has recently been added…
PlaceBram Fischer International Airport, Bloemfontein
Bram Fischer International Airport is an important Gateway to the Free State, a land-locked Province. The Airport was opened in November 1961 and the Runways…
PlaceDurban International Airport
Previously known as Louis Botha Airport (named after the South African statesman), Durban International Airport, was the major airport servicing the Area of…
PlaceAl-Azhar Mosque, Cape Town
The Al Azhar Mosque is an Islamic Mosque in District Six, Cape Town. It holds the same name as a rather resplendent more-famous Mosque in Cairo, Egypt but what…
PlaceClarendon Circle, Johannesburg
Clarendon Circle was a Landmark Intersection, of the North East Route into Johannesburg. It was a Circle of note Located where East Avenue crossed Empire,…
PlaceRiviersonderend, Cape Overberg
Riviersonderend is a small farming Village with a peaceful rural atmosphere, situated on the main Garden Route between Cape Town and Mossel Bay on the N2 - 160…
PlaceHerold, Route 62
The little Hamlet lies right on the Montagu Pass cradled by some of the most majestic Mountain scenery in the country on the R 62, (Route 62) one of South…
PlaceStrand, Cape Province
Lying at the foot of the Hottentots Holland Mountains, between Macassar and Gordons Bay and just 40 minutes’ drive from Cape Town, Strand is a town in its own…
PlaceGordons Bay, Cape Province
Gordons Bay is a picturesque coastal Village, nestled at the foot of the Hottentots Holland Mountains and the False Bay Coast. This Mediterranean-style Village…
PlaceBaviaanskloof Region and Pass, Eastern Cape
There is a Gorge that lies in the Valley, stretching for over 100 kilometres, between the Baviaanskloof Mountains to the North and the Kouga Mountains, to the…
PlaceStorms River Mouth Rest Camp
Where the booming breakers of the Indian Ocean relentlessly pound rocky shores, where temperate high forest and fynbos roll down to the sea in an unspoilt…
PlaceArniston, Cape Agulhas
Lying on the shores of Marcus Bay, just north-east of Cape Agulhas, is the tranquil little fishing village of Arniston, also known as Waenhuiskrans - ‘wagon…
PlaceCairo, Capital City of Egypt
It is also the 19th largest City in the world and among the world's most densely populated Cities! On the Nile River, Cairo is famous for its own history,…
PlaceLuckhoff High School
With being established in 1935, the school is a very important part of the Stellenbosch Community. It has produced great South Africans. OUR VISION Lückhoff…
PlaceZorgvliet Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
Seven kilometers outside Stellenbosch in the heart of the wine lands, "you will find a place of serenity and ultimate beauty!"Wine has been a product of this…
PlaceConstantia
The other picture of a Mansion, 'owned by Deputy Minister- Paul Mashatile, in Constantia. (Link in Further Reading.)The Former estate in the magisterial…
PlaceTulbagh, Western Cape
On 1 February 1808 the territory North of the Great Berg river was annexed to the new District of Tulbagh, and declared a separate sub-drostdy with its…
PlaceGriqualand West
The Khoikhoi was a nation of widely scattered migrant pastoralist clans, whose economy was not conducive to the creation of permanent Settlements. As a result…
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
The Town of Boksburg was founded in 1887 as the Administrative Centre of the East Rand. It is the second oldest Town on the Witwatersrand. Boksburg was an…
PlaceAasvoelberg known as The Eye Of Zastron
This spectacular sandstone Mountain is a backdrop for the town of Zastron, in the South-Eastern Free State Province of South Africa. At 2207 m (approx. 7240…
PlaceRabula
The Village of Rabula was named after the Xhosa "ukurabula"-'a term given to a child when it becomes irritable'.Rabula is a Farmstead and is located in…
PlaceLegogote Mountain Region, Mpumalanga
Mountain 1 194m high, situated just South-East of eLundi and 12m North-East of White River. The name is said to be Swazi for "the large one' or 'eternal one'…
PlaceKuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape
East London, (Afrikaans-'Oos-Londen'), is a Port City is situated in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It lies at the mouth of the Buffalo River along…
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
Cradock is a Historic Town that has retained much of its 19th-Century charm. Its beautifully restored Victorian and Karoo-style buildings, combined with its…
PlaceClarkson, Eastern Cape
A Moravian Mission Village in the former Humansdorp District, 26 km South-East of Assegaaibos Railroad Station, located in Cacadu District Municipality. It…
PlaceCathcart District, Eastern Cape
The District of Cathcart was created in January 1877, and it was raised to a fiscal divisional on 1 December 1879. Its economic base was largely agrarian, but…
PlaceJock of the Bushveld, Monument in Barberton
This is a statue of Jock of the Bushveld. It is located in Barberton in front of the Town Hall. Jock of the Bushveld was born in 1885 along the Voortrekker…
PlaceHazyview
A Village that is inundated with History and very quicky being modernized but will always keep it's charm! The name "Hazyview" aptly describes the hazy,…