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… 1892 indicate that it must have been known by this name from the onset. Despite this the local Dutch Reformed …

… Governor of the Cape at the time, and he changed the name of Algoa Bay to Port Elizabeth in memory of his deceased … He became a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society to name just a few of his achievments. Port Elizabeth is proud …

… Guinea is the traditional name of coastal Western Africa . The historical colonies of … was named after this region and subsequently gave the name to the country Papua New Guinea. Conakry is the largest … www.quora.com/Why-do-so-many-countries-have-Guinea-in-their-name https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/guinea-1958-present/ …

… Gugulethu is a township 15 km away from Cape Town. The name is a contraction of igugu lethu, which is Xhosa for 'Our … south-east of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province. The name is Xhosa for ‘our pride’. The township was established …

… World's biggest and richest gold rushes - earning it the name of 'Egoli' meaning 'place of gold'. As the most powerful … 2013 , as well as major football matches like the popular Soweto Derby that involves two South African Premier Soccer …

… to West, 14 km West around the Area of  Brandfort ..The name is thought to be taken from the Walafrida Geniculata or …

… during the week the focus was on high school students in Soweto.  Sipho Sepamla, who was the Co-founder and director …

… River. From there it is known as the Limpopo River. (The name may be Sotho for “river of the waterfall.”) Turning … in the Summer. Capital : Polokwane (before 2002, its name was Pietersburg ) Main languages : Sesotho sa Leboa, … what it was for many years to come. Mapungubwe is also the name of one of South Africa’s highest orders of merit, a very …

… in 1886 , various families were living on it. The name means: ‘Long Story ’. The original Farm stretched from … the north and includes the Ridge. It’s been known by this name since 1888 when the Area North of Noord Street was …

… protectorate until 1965. The Town was given the name Mahakeng, by the Barolong boo Ratshidi who settled in … spelling. As a result, the town became Mafikeng. The name in English means "place of rocks". In Setswana , Lefika …

… North of Port Elizabeth on route to Alicedale. Takes its name from the genus of plants with succulent leaves, erect …

… past and represent the authentic South Africa, the name was changed to Gqeberha, embracing its Xhosa heitage and …

… this area, dominated by the red soil that gave rise to its name.   …

… Beers Company of mines. In South African history, Rhodes's name has become synonymous with British imperialism in …

… of eLundi and 12m North-East of White River. The name is said to be Swazi for "the large one' or 'eternal …

… and dispossession of Africans.  During the June 16 Soweto students uprising in 1976, Black students from the … 11and 12 August 1976, in solidarity with the students of Soweto . In the early 1980s, Nyanga township became notorious …

… * Dr N H Motlana – medical practitioner, and member of the Soweto Committee of Ten  *Dr Machupe Mphahlele – obstetrician …

… Circle or Quadrant from which the Building, derives its name. Fortunately the restoration has been sympathetic, …

… dwellings than mat huts, but not transportable. The name is of biblical origin , (1 Samuel 7:12) and means 'stone …

… the people living there requested that the place take his name. In 1903 it became a municipal area. During the Second …

… 40% of the gold ever mined in the world! There is one name in particular which is associated with the Melville … 40% of the gold ever mined in the world! There is one name in particular which is associated with the Melville …

… it, reputedly, the only Dutch Reformed Church to bear the name of a saint. During the first half of the 20th century … the Church, the only Dutch Reformed Church that bears the name of a Saint, was called after the first Martyr, because …

… in 1818 on the Farm: ''Hooyvlakte'' . It is currently the name of one of the Suburbs in which a section of Beaufort …

… as ' Pietersburg '. It was Jones who gave the building the name; 'Irish House'. Irish House degraded over the years …

… of the highest ridge in Parktown, keeping its original name through the decades. Built for the Honorable Henry Hull …

… 1865, although its origins are actually Rhenish . The name ``Wuppertal" derives from the Wupper River in Germany , …

… The road around the Oppenheimer Gardens was originally name Jan Smuts Boulevard but has been renamed to Sol Plaatje …

… , established in 1997, for water storage. Lives up to its name- meaning ‘suffering’; by flooding its banks on an annual …

… Ms Johanna Sibella Zastron (a corruption of the German name Zatrow), who married J.H. Brand, President of the Orange …

… , Jacob Trautmann, began to Farm and fish in the Area. Its name dates back to 1653, and relates to the quantity of …