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Cape Town City Hall, Darling Street
Place
Feb 14, 2022

Cape Town City Hall, Darling Street

The mayor of Cape Town, Thomas Ball, laid the corner stone of the City Hall on 29 August 1900, but the hall was only ope...

Lady Frere, Eastern Cape
Place
Jan 24, 2020

Lady Frere, Eastern Cape

Originally named after the wife of Sir Henry Bartle Frere, the then Governor of the Cape, Lady Frere serves is the centr...

Langeberg Municipality
Place
May 20, 2021

Langeberg Municipality

This Municipality is nestled in the Langeberg Mountains and falls into the Breede River catchment Area. It is described ...

South African Communist Party (SACP)
Article
Mar 30, 2011

South African Communist Party (SACP)

On 30 July 2011, the South African Communist Party (SACP) celebrated its 90th anniversary. Initially known as the Commun...

Sea Point
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Sea Point

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

Indigo Vats, Pinetown
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Indigo Vats, Pinetown

in 1854 two Dutch Indigo Planters from Java, Mr Theodorus Colenbrander and Mr von Preen went into partnership with Mr Mu...

King Shaka International Airport, La Mercy-Durban
Place
Jul 08, 2020

King Shaka International Airport, La Mercy-Durban

King Shaka International Airport is named after the founder of the Zulu Kingdom, King Shaka! King Shaka Airport stands o...

Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Place
Jun 30, 2020

Kings Park Stadium, Durban

The Stadium is a Home for Sharks Rugby team. It is also open for external hire through the Stadium's manager. 10am till ...

Nkandla, KZN
Place
Jul 05, 2021

Nkandla, KZN

Nkandla is a Town in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is the seat of the Nkandla Local Municipa...

Observatory
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Observatory

Observatory was a residential suburb of Cape Town, and derived its name from the Royal Observatory, which was establishe...

St James, Cape Town
Place
Jul 14, 2011

St James, Cape Town

The Seaside Resort of St. James was located on False Bay, some 26 km South of Cape Town, the Suburb derived its name fro...

Haarlem
Place
Nov 20, 2017

Haarlem

Sixteen kilometers East of Avontuur and 29 kilometers from Uniondale, a village was established by the Berlin Mission So...

Jesser Point Lighthouse
Place
Feb 05, 2018

Jesser Point Lighthouse

Jesser Point Lighthouse is the most Northerly light on South Africa's East coast. It is situated within the Kwazulu-Nat...

Knysna Lagoon, Garden Route- Western Province
Place
Aug 03, 2020

Knysna Lagoon, Garden Route- Western Province

The Knysna Lagoon opens between two massive cliffs, known as The Heads, these stand tall, acting as rugged watchmen over...

Bontebok National Park, Swellendam
Place
Aug 03, 2022

Bontebok National Park, Swellendam

Bontebok National Park is the smallest National Park in South Africa; it is only 28 square Kilometres. Therefore, the Pa...

Knysna, Garden Route- Western Province
Place
Mar 02, 2018

Knysna, Garden Route- Western Province

The name Knysna has appeared in various spellings since about the 1770's. It was ‘Nysna’ in one of the earliest letters ...

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, Cape Town
Place
Feb 13, 2018

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, Cape Town

Construction of Koeberg began in 1976 and Unit 1 was synchronized to the grid on 4 April 1984, with Unit 2 following sui...

Albertinia, Mossel Bay- The Garden Route
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Albertinia, 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 192...

Indian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
Article
Apr 03, 2011

Indian South Africans timeline 1960-1969

Indian South Africans Timeline: 1960-1969 1960 19 February, Dr Monty Naicker called for strength in resistance, ci...

Cape Town International Convention Centre
Place
Jul 03, 2020

Cape Town International Convention Centre

With over 17 years of service excellence and crafting extraordinary experiences, the CTICC has built an enviable reputat...

Bothasig, Cape Town
Place
Dec 15, 2021

Bothasig, Cape Town

Bosmansdam was renamed Bothasig ("Botha's Vision") after the then Minister of Housing and later President; P.W. Botha. H...

Genadendal Historic Village & Museum
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Genadendal Historic Village & Museum

The first Teachers’ Training College in South Africa was built there in 1838. Genadendal also opened the first Guest Hou...

Fordsburg and the Oriental Plaza, Johannesburg
Place
Sep 09, 2020

Fordsburg and the Oriental Plaza, Johannesburg

Named after Lewis Peter Ford of the Jeppe and Ford Estate Company, Fordsburg was built on the outskirts of the Johannesb...

Villiersdorp
Place
Jan 23, 2020

Villiersdorp

Lying in the centre of a flourishing apple-growing region, which also happens to produce grapes, onions, peaches and apr...

Worcester, Western Cape
Place
Mar 31, 2020

Worcester, Western Cape

Worcester is a Town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is located 120 Kilometers North-East of Cape Town. This River ...

Graskop, Mpumalanga
Place
May 31, 2021

Graskop, Mpumalanga

Graskop is a small forestry Town perched on the edge of the Drakensberg Escarpment, a region of Mpumalanga. Admire a nat...

Wupperthal Mission Station, Clanwilliam
Place
Mar 25, 2019

Wupperthal Mission Station, Clanwilliam

Wuppertal is a most attractive oasis in a very rugged wilderness, 72 km southeast of Clanwilliam and about 250 km from C...

Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay
Place
Mar 06, 2019

Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay

The Township of Imizamo Yethu is situated in the picturesque seaside Suburb of Hout Bay in Cape Town. Hout Bay is like a...

Swellendam
Place
Aug 04, 2022

Swellendam

Founded in 1743 by the Dutch East India Company, it was named after the Cape Governor, Hendrik Swellengrebe and his wife...

Kenilworth
Place
Feb 28, 2018

Kenilworth

Kenilworth lies flanked by the Constantia Winelands and popular Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, between the suburbs of C...