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… of Riemvasmaak and 60 km North-West of Keimoes. The name is of Khoikhoi origin means 'Tree Hill' recorded as such …

… Game Reserve near the Sand River, 30 km from Winburg. The name is derived from the Allemanskraal dam, some 9 km to the …

… gone for awhile, had a wet rump when it returned. Khoikhoi name of Okombahe.   A Settlement in the Erongo Region of …

… Imilenya shrubs, planted on the grave of Chief Tsiwo! The name is thought to be a Xhosa adaption of …

… recalling the Wreck of the Ambleside, which took its name from the town of Ambleside. Which is, North of Lake …

… could also be referring to these San People! The Xhosa name for the mountian is 'UMngqazo'. …

… Siding, on route between Germiston and Brakpan. The name is derived from all the Australian and New Zealand …

… Xhosa name for the Debe Hollows of Kommetjie Flats, 19 km West of … means 'grave mound and/or furrow', hence the descriptive name, Amalinde, used to describe many of them. No armed force …

… than 2 000 people buried there, although the cemetery's name list only lists 1 149 people. During excavations, a name plate with the number 2156 was found. However, only 850 …

… by a bridge 1,330 feet (405.4 metre) long. Probably no name in South African, has excited the public imagination more than the name of this station. How many thousands of travellers have …

… and the Fountains Valley. An alternative theory for its name, is that it's taken from Tshwane and means 'little …

… Name applied from 1657 to the Liesbeek River, in Cape Town. …

… is noted for its medicinal springs, fruit and grapes. The name is probably of Hottentot origin and means 'bitter honey …

… by the British during the frontier war of 1819. The name "committees" is pronounced by locals as as "kommetjies", …

… Station and Post Office, North of Brits. It was given the name in 1837 by the Voortrekkers under Andries Potgieter … New Dictionary of South African Place Name by Peter E Raper. …

… and was located at the foot of the Mountain of the same name. The Area was first visited in 1661 by a Dutch party who …

… a Town in June 1881. At first called Roburnia, the name was changed on the 5 July 1882 to Amsterdam, after the …

… It was laid out by the Natal Government and gives its name to the renowned, Addington Hospital , a 571 bedded and 2 …

… as early as 1752 in the journal of A F Beutler. The name is derived from Khoekhoen and means 'narrow forest'. …

… Rivier was founded early in 1885, and in April 1894 its name was changed to Elliot, after Sir Henry Elliot , a …

… Matches. It is a preferred Podium of choice for the Soweto Derby, that involves two South African Premier Soccer …

… still stands a fine old Cape Homesteads. The origin of the name given by Simon Van der Stel is most probably, as … later confirmed by Van Reede. Perhaps the meaning of the name ( constancy ) was an additional reason. As such … have been designed by the same hand. Cloete used the name Cis-Constantia for the property, and a later owner, …

… Khoikhoi name of Vogelstruisleegte, a plain some 21 km North of …

… from Pofadder, in the Northern Cape of South Africa. The name is taken from the Farm Achab. Aggeneys the Town was …

… first Dutch Governor of the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck . Its name was amended to Riebeek East in about 1881 to …

… Dias is also credited with having given the Cape the name, Cabo da Boa Esperanca. This means; the Cape of Good … of Christian worship in South Africa. The origin of the name Mossel Bay, which means bay of mussels, has to do with …

… recruited from Australia as a road inspector. White’s name is renowned in the Town of Blanco and Fancourt … developed at White’s headquarters, and the change in name was apparently due to the fact that the modest White was …

… this, on 31 December 1853, the District residents met to name the Town, and decided on 'Pretorius' after Andries … had borne arms against the British !  A tentative name had already been fixed to the plan drawn by the surveyor …

… this place, which had become a quant Village, leaving His name a a legacy!  …

… Johannesburg. Originates from Dutch, 'vulture hill', this name arouse from before the railway reached Johannesburg, up …