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… moved to their own house!  In 1910 the school changed its name to Pretoria Boys High School when the Pretoria College … decade. The first headmaster of the school (under its new name) was William Hofmeyr who would serve from 1910 until …

… of the London Missionary Society (LMS) . In 1818, its name was changed to Pacaltsdorp in honour of the Rev Carl … which he was well known. Thus, the cottage acquired the name of “Die Patat Huisie” amongst the local people. It was …

… at the foot of Paarl Rock in 1690, it was named Paarl. The name in Dutch means "a pearl", and was derived from the fact … rock (Paarl, Bretagne & Gordon) that gives Paarl its name.  * The Afrikaans Language Monument , on the slopes of …

… was named after the Roman goddess of Agriculture. This name is very fitting as the valley in which the Town is …

… Mountain . He named his Farm:  'Groot Constantia' , (a name derived from Latin and means constancy and …

… In the language of the Shangaan people , the name 'Balule' is the Tsonga word for Buffalo. You can see the …

… it is the highest peak in the province, and takes its name from the Cape vulture (Gyps Coprotheres) which favours …

… near St Augustine's, on a site known locally as Tsolo. The name is of isiXhosa origin and describes a number of sharply …

… of Klerksdorp in the North West . It is said to take its name indirectly from the State in South-East America. Named …

… House is a National Monument and it is believed that the name comes from a Suburb in Edinburgh. It is a good example …

… foreshore to the foot of Government Avenue . In 1850, its name was changed to Adderley Street in honour of Charles B …

… 34 km south-west of Mossel Bay . The exact origin of the name cannot be stated with certainty. G. M. Theal mentions …

… and a year later the Imam remarried a young lady by the name of Marriyam Dollie, who was originally from Bo-Kaap and … and 6 daughters. On her death he remarried a lady by the name of Jane Solomon with whom he had a further two children, … Simon’s Town, as it bears a plaque outside with the name of Imam Baker, informing visitors that it was in this …

… also used as a Madressa until 1903, when a Parsee by the name of Rustomjee, at his own expense, built a Madressa. An …

… Project and eventually the Orange River Water Project. His name lives on in the town of Kirkwood that originated on his …

… towards Zandvlei and the Retreat area. (Hence the name ‘Retreat’). A number of cannon balls have been recovered …

… burner's who mined the nearby deposits of limestone. Its name was derived from the Dutch term for chalk. In 1795 the …

… region is centered on the town of Grabouw . The Elgin name, was derived from the farm 'Glen Elgin', a portion of …

… The Cape Provinces official name was: 'The Province of the Cape of Good Hope', but is …

… stability [v] . In 2013 Cape Verde changed its official name in the UN General Assembly to Cabo Verde. Early … [xxxiii] . The request specifically stated that the name is not to be translated when used in an official … ‘Request for United Nations General Assembly: Change of Name Cape Verde’. United Nations inter-office memorandum to …

… Clementina Died: 28 Dec 1916 Note: Clementina Low Married name: Wohlgemuth Died at Sheba aged 59 years. Headstone … Wohlgemuth and adopted son Wm C (G?) Jackson. McIntyre, No Name McKinnon, Margaret Born: 22 Mar 1866 Died: 24 Aug 1896 …

… The correct name of Johannesburg's Old Post Office clock is the …

… , some 26 km South of Cape Town , the Suburb derived its name from the Church of St. James, built there in 1874. The …

… Way and a significant number of ‘budget’ homes. As the name suggest many of Pineland’s finest Homes can be found in …

… The park was named after a Tswana chief who went by the name “Pilane.” The Northern part of Pilanesberg National Park …

… acknowledged our ties with the past by having the original name in Afrikaans : “Staats meisjes school” repainted where …

… source at the African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) to name but a few. These water bodies are divided into three …

… fields were proclaimed a British territory under the name of Griqualand West. The divisions of Barkley West , Hay, …

… was given over to the Anglican Church. By 1853 the name of the post had been abridged to Peddie and it had …