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PlaceAliwal Shoal, a Rocky Reef Off; Kwa-Zulu Natal Coast Coast
The Aliwal Shoal is a rocky Reef which is the remains of an ancient sand dune, approximately 5 kilometres off the Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The…
PlaceAlicedale a Village in Albany District
A Village in the Albany District, some 42 km West of Grahamstown. Named after Alice Slessor, wife of the engineer who constructed the railway. Its Xhosa name…
PlaceAlice, a Town near East London
Town in the Victoria East District, on the Tyume River, some 120 km North-West of East London. It was named in 1847, according to some authorities, by the…
PlaceAlgoa Park, Suburb of Port Elizabeth
Suburb of Port Elizabeth about 6 km North of City Hall. Established in 1956. It takes its name from Algoa Bay, the Bay which it's situated on the Coast.
PlaceAlgiers, Capital of Algeria
Presumed to be named after the Harbour City, on the West side of the Bay of Algiers, Capital City of Algeria. Algiers is the urban area of Ganyesa, which is a…
PlaceAlfred Nzo District Municipality, Kwa-Zulu Natal/Eastern Cape
District in the Alfred Nzo Municipality, of which Harding is the principal Town. Encircled by Mount Currie, Umzimkulu, Ixopo, Port Shepstone and Bizana.It was…
PlaceAlexander Bay, Namaqualand
Alexander Bay is way up the West Coast of the Northern Cape in South Africa. Virtually on the Border with Namibia, in a Region known simply as: 'Little…
PlaceAlbion a Railway Siding in Kwa-Zulu Natal
Railway Siding, which is a short track parrallel to and joining the main track. 17 km South-West of Carolina on the Route Breyten to Mechadodorp. This coal…
PlaceAlbertynhof, Kimberley
Suburb of Kimberley to the South of the Big Hole and North-West of New Park. It was established when the Newton Township, was cleared of slums, and named after…
PlaceAlberton, Germiston
Town 6 km West of Germiston and 11 km South of Johannesburg. It was laid out on the Farm, Elandsfontein in 1904. Named after General Hendrick Abraham Alberts,…
PlaceAlbertinia, Mossel Bay- The Garden Route
Village some 50 km West of Mossel Bay. It was laid out in 1900 on the farm Grootfontein and became a Municipality in 1920. The name is derived from the surname…
PlaceAlbert Falls, near Pietermaritzburg
Waterfall in the Umgeni River, 22 km North-East of Pietermaritzburg. Probably named after the consort of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert. It is also the name of…
PlaceAlbaster Klip, Northern Cape
Located 60 km North-West of Prieska and 26 km North-East of Marydale, site of the present Pypklip. Located in the Siyanda Municipality of the Northern Cape. It…
PlaceAlbasini Dam, Limpopo
Dam at the foot of the Soutpansberg Mountain Range. Named after Joao Albasini who lived from 1813 to 1885. He was the first European Settler in the Lowveld and…
PlaceAlabama, Klerksdorp
Township 6 km West of Klerksdorp in the North West. It is said to take its name indirectly from the State in South-East America. Named after, the Confederate…
PlaceAkkoordskop, a Hill in the Western Cape
The ‘Mauritius’ was one of the sea vessels, sent from the Netherlands, to find a trade Route to India in 1592. It was captained by Cornelius de Houtman. The…
PlaceAkkedisberg Mountain Pass
The Akkedisberg Pass translates from Afrikaans into Lizard Mountain Pass. It's an easy drive along this tarred coastal pass on the R 326 links the small…
PlaceAkasiapark, Residential Area for Civil Servants
Residential area for civil servants, members of parliament and railway officials, laid out on part of Wingfield, a former Naval Aerodome named Sassar from 1947…
PlaceAkasia- a Complex of Suburbs, of Pretoria
Town in the Wonderboom district, 3 km from North of Pretoria North, now known as Tshwane. It obtained Municipal status on the 1 October 1984. Akasia is…
ArchiveGroup Areas Eviction Notification
These notifications were handed to property owners to inform them of their pending forced removals from their homes during Apartheid.
PlaceAi-Ais, Namibia
Ai-Ais Hot Springs Resort is at the source of a mineral and sulphur-rich hot Spring, and means 'burning water' in the Local Dialect. One of the eyes of the hot…
PlaceAha Hills, Northern Cape Border With Namibia and Botswana
Due to the almost total absence of water, there are few animals or birds and only a few insects. The main attraction of these Hills is their solitude and…
PlaceCape Agulhas, Western Cape
Cape Agulhas is some 32 km South of Bredarsdorp. The name is Portuguese for 'needle' and is said to have been given because the compass needle was seen to…
Place'Aguada de Sao Bras', Mossel Bay
Bartholomew Dias and his crew landed with his men on 3rd of February 1488, but Mossel Bay's History can be traced back, with the help of Archaeological…
PlaceAgtersuurberg, Eastern Cape
Early name for the present Venterstad district, Eastern Cape. It was laid out in 1875 and attained Municipal status in 1895. Named after the owner of the land…
PlaceAgtersrivier and Kou Bokkeveld Pass , Western Cape
River rising in the Koue Bokkeveld Mountains, (meaning Cold Buck Shrub Land Mountain Range) and flowing North West to join Voorsterivier, 15 km South of…
PlaceAgomed, Eastern Central Namibia
It means 'wet rump', and given too thirsty, Khoikhoi hunters. Who had found water when they noticed that one of their dogs, which had been gone for awhile, had…
Place'Agoada de Saldanha', Saldanha
Early Portuguese name in 1503, of Table Bay. Meaning 'watering place of Saldanha', it was given in honour of Admiral Antonio da Saldanha who was wounded there…
PlaceAgincourt, Mpumalanga
Township some 6 km North of Cunning Moor. Presumably named after the Village in France, where Henry V, of England, defeated French forces by employing archers…
PlaceAgieskloof Bus Stop, in the Eastern Cape
Stopping place for the Transnet busses on the Route from Bedford to Spring Valley. The name is derived from Achaskloof. Area around the lower reaches of the…