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The University of Cape Town (UCT) is South Africa's oldest University, and is one of Africa's leading Teaching and Resea...

Port Elizabeth is now known as Gqeberha. The name change was approved by the South African government in 2021 and is an ...

It was founded in 1875 as a church town, like many other Karoo villages. The village of Nieu Bethesda was established on...

Thesen Islands is steeped in the History of the Southern Cape. It is situated in the midst of the tranquil waters of one...

Kathu’s economy and population have grown substantially, primarily due to activity at the Sishen mine operated by Anglo ...

The Former estate in the magisterial district of Wynberg, 15 miles (24 km) by road from Cape Town. It was over 891 morge...

is a tourist location that takes visitors back in time to the days of the gold rush in the 1870’s. Where everyone dresse...

Emalahleni Municipality is a Local Municipality within the Nkangala District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga Province of...

Cape Town’s Two Oceans Aquarium celebrates the unique collection of Marine Life that lives off South Africa's Coasts, wh...

Inlet on the Coast of the Indian Ocean, South-West of Mossel Bay. Old name for Vleesbaai. It was given its name in Dutch...

The Tsitsikamma National Park is situated at the heart of the picturesque tourist region known as the Garden Route, foun...

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...

KwaZulu-Natal, a coastal South African province, is known for its beaches, mountains and savannah populated by big game....

The Village of Rabula was named after the Xhosa "ukurabula"-'a term given to a child when it becomes irritable'. Rabu...

It was laid out in 1853 and attained Municipal Status in 1855. Named after Queen Victoria of England. In the late 19th C...

The property was purchased in 1817 by PJ Truter, the local customs collector, who probably built its dwelling. In 1868 i...

*God's Window *Lisbon Falls *Berlin Falls *the Pinnacle *Bourke`s Luck Potholes, and *Blyde River Canyon The Panor...

The Cape government established the settlement of Kamastone in the Queenstown area, in 1854. In 1874 the government rece...

The U.S. Consulate General in Cape Town serves as a branch of the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to South Africa. It is located...

In 1960 during Apartheid a large unarmed group headed to the Police Station with the intent of protesting against having...

It was named after the Roman goddess of Agriculture, Ceres, a name which is fitting as the valley in which the Town is s...

In the course of the inter World War years the regulations of the 1902 Location Act were expanded to create a more forma...

Khayelitsha Township lies some 19km east of Wynberg and 25 km of south-east of Cape Town in the Western Cape. The name i...

The tree-lined avenue, with its benches and resident squirrels, forms a pathway between the suburb of Gardens and the ci...

Saldanha is a seaside village that lies in the northern most corner of Saldanha bay - the largest and deepest natural ba...

Richards Bay had a temporary Harbour during the Anglo Boer War of 1879. Richards Bay was named after British naval Comma...

From a Transkei Beach with Cattle & Shipwreck to The Wild Coast's unspoiled beaches offer a feeling of complete esca...

The Northern Cape is the largest Province in South Africa, but has the least number of inhabitants. Before 1993 it was p...

Old Khoikhoi name for Warmbad. It means 'place of cleansing or washing'. A Town 100 km away from Pretoria North. It...

Durban is South Africa’s third-largest City and one of the fastest-growing urban Areas in the World. Construction work o...