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Some of the oldest remaining Indian shops and stores in Durban are in Grey Street, now Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street. They are e...

Bordering the City Centre and joined to Newtown by the Nelson Mandela Bridge – Joburg’s landmark equivalent of Cape Town...

Franschhoek (French Corner, in Afrikaans) is a lovely Town located in the picturesque Valley at the foot of the Mountai...

Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Bobbejaan Mountain lies this hotspot for surfers around the world.

East London is nicknamed "Buffalo City" due to its location at the mouth of the Buffalo River. The River flows through t...

The settlement was named after Dr William Robertson, the first DRC Minister in Clanwilliam, and up to 1857 it affairs we...

The Little or Klein Karoo, which is a long valley bordered by the Swartberg and the Langeberg Mountains in the Western C...

Hidden from the visibility of the Coastal Road and vicinity of the wind, Clifton is a secluded collection of four Beache...

Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve is situated in the Western Cape Province, within 40 km from Cape Town. This first South Afri...

Betty's Bay is the type of coastal village where people come to retire from the relentless pace of a city. It's the sort...

Rooi Els perches like a child's puzzle piece on the edge of Route 44, the first little seaside village after leaving Gor...

Kleinmond is within easy driving distance from Cape Town, along the scenic coastal road known as R44 or Clarence Drive, ...

For years prior to European settlement, Sea Point formed part of the Gorachoqua and Goringhaiqua grazing paths, which st...

Bloemhof is an agricultural Town of about 28,000 inhabitants situated; on the banks of the Vaal River in North West Prov...

Deeply involved in the Anglo-Boer War, Newcastle today is the largest town in northern KwaZulu Natal and shares its name...

The Vredefort Dome is the oldest and largest Meteorite Impact Site (Astrobleme) in the World.

The University of Pretoria has transformed into a dynamic University, with a community of staff and students who come fr...

Although the first white settlers were already arriving in the Durban area and the area south of the Nonti River from 18...

At 27,5 km it is one of the longer passes in South Africa and traverses all four tiers of the dominant Zuurberg Mountain...

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

Cape Town International Airport opened in 1954, replacing Wingfield Aerodrome, originally named D.F. Malan after the the...

Today the road is more usually travelled in a comfortable 4×4 vehicle, but it still presents a challenge, particularly i...

Some politically active alumni like: Oliver Tambo; Nelson Mandela; Govan Mbeki; Robert Sobukwe and Mangosuthu Buthelezi ...

Gardens is a residential suburb of Cape Town, and was probably so named because it incorporated part of Van Riebeeck's o...

George Airport has been awarded the South African Airport of the Year award six times, in the category of Airports who h...

The Cederberg region is only two hours from Cape Town and yet the landscape is completely different: wilder, warmer with...

(prior to 1910)The division of Paarl was originally part of the district of Stellenbosch, and was proclaimed a separate ...

Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana, 75 km fr...

Oral traditions recorded in the early twentieth Century named the Area Bokoni – the Country of the Koni people!

Origins Centre is dedicated to exploring and celebrating the deep and rich history of Africa. The Museum provides visito...