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Montagu Pass
Place
Apr 25, 2018

Montagu Pass

Declared a National Monument in 1972, it is the oldest unaltered Pass in South Africa, and links George with the Village...

Machadodorp, Mpumalanga
Place
Feb 27, 2020

Machadodorp, Mpumalanga

Machadodorp is a small town situated above the escarpment in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, with the world famous E...

Mossel Bay, (400 km From Cape Town)
Place
Jun 15, 2018

Mossel Bay, (400 km From Cape Town)

It was named Aguada de Sao Bras, by Vasco de Gama in 1497, when He set off with 170 men on an expedition to find a sea r...

Beachwood Mangroves Swamp, Durban
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Beachwood Mangroves Swamp, Durban

Mangrove swamps have been rated amongst the rarest and most scientifically interesting eco-systems that occur in the tid...

Rorke's Drift, KZN
Place
Nov 03, 2022

Rorke's Drift, KZN

In 1847, an Irishman named; Jim Rorke bought some Land, alongside a Ford in the Buffalo River. This was the boundary bet...

Vryheid, Northern KwaZulu-Natal
Place
Apr 08, 2021

Vryheid, Northern KwaZulu-Natal

the Phongolo River revealing the World`s oldest rock formations, is a game viewers paradise!

Warden, Thabo Mofutsanyana Municipality
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Warden, Thabo Mofutsanyana Municipality

The N3 passes right through Warden on the route between Johannesburg and Durban, just north of Harrismith. It is thus mo...

Tugela River and Waterfalls, in the Drakensberg
Place
Mar 30, 2020

Tugela River and Waterfalls, in the Drakensberg

Tugela River, the largest River in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. It rises as a stream on the 3,050-meter high, M...

Maloti-Drakensburg Park
Place
Jul 04, 2018

Maloti-Drakensburg Park

The Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a transboundary site composed of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park in South Africa...

Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town
Place
Jun 30, 2020

Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town

Being a five star hotel aimed at attracting the upper end of the market the not so wealthy do not always get an opportun...

Valley of a Thousand Hills
Place
Mar 23, 2025

Valley of a Thousand Hills

The Thousand Hills experience is to KwaZulu-Natal what the Garden Route is to the Cape. It is an area of great peace and...

Msunduzi River
Place
Mar 21, 2025

Msunduzi River

The Msunduzi River is well known for hosting the start of The Dusi Canoe Marathon. This is a canoe paddle race, that cov...

Pietermaritzburg, Umgungundlovu District Municipality
Place
Feb 10, 2022

Pietermaritzburg, Umgungundlovu District Municipality

Pietermaritzburg is the Capital and second-largest City in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded i...

Sharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
Article
Mar 31, 2011

Sharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960

At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Durban on 16 December 1959, the President Genera...

University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN)
Place
Dec 12, 2022

University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN)

Founded in 1910 as; 'The Natal University College', in Pietermaritzburg. The University of Natal was granted independent...

Bishopscourt, Cape Town
Place
Aug 06, 2019

Bishopscourt, Cape Town

Set right against the slopes of Table Mountain in the Constantia Valley, Bishopscourt gives new meaning to the term ‘lea...

Bantry Bay, Cape Town
Place
Dec 09, 2021

Bantry Bay, Cape Town

As its name signifies, Bantry Bay lies perched on the rocks overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in one of the most exclusive ...

Mitchell's Plain, Cape Flats
Place
Apr 29, 2020

Mitchell's Plain, Cape Flats

It was laid-out as an Area for Coloureds and for houses to be erected the middle income group, about 30 years ago! Parts...

Imbali Township, Pietermaritzburg
Place
Oct 16, 2020

Imbali Township, Pietermaritzburg

The Manaye Hall in Imbali is a Monumental Landmark as a venue; for the All-In-Africa Conference that was organised in Ma...

Sarah Baartman Centre for Women and Children, Manenberg
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Sarah Baartman Centre for Women and Children, Manenberg

The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children has a vision to create a safe and secure society and a human rights ...

Stanford, Western Cape Overberg
Place
Aug 21, 2017

Stanford, Western Cape Overberg

The September floods displaced the residents of Stanford in the Western Cape's Overstrand Local Municipality, damaged th...

Mooi River, a Town of the Midlands Meander- Natal
Place
Aug 19, 2020

Mooi River, a Town of the Midlands Meander- Natal

Mooi River forms part of the popular Midlands Meander self-drive Arts and Crafts Route, while all around are opportuniti...

Weenan
Place
Apr 20, 2024

Weenan

Weenen, a term in Dutch which translates to "wept," stands as a testament to the turbulent History of South Africa. Loca...

Ixopo, Kwa-Zulu Natal- Midlands
Place
Oct 29, 2020

Ixopo, Kwa-Zulu Natal- Midlands

The C J Rhodes 1870 National Heritage Site is situated on a Farm, in the Umkamaas Valley. This is where Cecil John Rhode...

Dullstroom, Mpumalanga in the Emalaheni Municipality District
Place
Nov 26, 2020

Dullstroom, Mpumalanga in the Emalaheni Municipality District

The cooler conditions make perfect Hiking conditions or whether you just enjoy strolls along the riverbanks or stretchin...

Greytown, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Greytown, Kwa-Zulu Natal

This small town in KwaZulu-Natal was, according to district records, named in honour of Earl Grey, the renowned British ...

Kruger chairs (Die twee Krugerstoele) in the Paul Kruger Church (Geref. Kerkgebou) in Church Street, Pretoria West.
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Kruger chairs (Die twee Krugerstoele) in the Paul Kruger Church (Geref. Kerkgebou) in Church Street, Pretoria West.

Paul Kruger used to be a member of the church in Pretoria. This church still has the chairs Paul and his Wife used to si...

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State
Place
Jul 15, 2020

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State

Mangaung is a Sesotho name meaning "place of Cheetahs". Legend has it that when the first settlers arrived, they were st...

House of Parliament, Cape Town
Place
Jul 14, 2011

House of Parliament, Cape Town

The houses of South African Houses of Parliament are situated in Cape Town even though the seat of government is in Pret...

Boschendal Wine Estate, Cape Town
Place
Sep 04, 2017

Boschendal Wine Estate, Cape Town

One of the oldest farms in South Africa, founded in 1685, the farm has grown with the passing centuries into a cherished...