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Victor Verster Prison
Place
Jun 23, 2022

Victor Verster Prison

A statue outside this low-security Prison, commemorates former inmate & president Nelson Mandela. One of the proprietor...

Historical core of Wynberg Village
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Historical core of Wynberg Village

The old village of Wynberg was developed during the mid-19th century when it became the preferred place of retirement fo...

Biedow Valley, Western Province
Place
Sep 27, 2023

Biedow Valley, Western Province

The essence of the Biedouw Valley is captured just after the rains, when it becomes endowed with an array of Spring flow...

!Khwa Nature Reserve, Yzerfontein
Place
Dec 20, 2023

!Khwa Nature Reserve, Yzerfontein

San people are members of various Khoe, Tuu, or Kx'a-speaking indigenous hunter-gatherer culture. They are the first cul...

Agulhas National Park
Place
Dec 19, 2023

Agulhas National Park

When you visit Agulhas National Park you'll be at the Southern Tip of Africa - 'the Cape of Storms'. This beautiful West...

Johannesburg Botanical Garden
Place
Feb 08, 2017

Johannesburg Botanical Garden

The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is located in the suburb of Emmarentia in Johannesburg. The gardens were established i...

People and Culture of South Africa
Article
Apr 13, 2016

People and Culture of South Africa

South Africa has early human fossils at Sterkfontein and other sites. The first modern inhabitants of the country were t...

University of the Witwatersrand, (Wits)
Place
Mar 17, 2023

University of the Witwatersrand, (Wits)

The History of Wits is linked with Mining, Academic Excellence, and with Political and Civic Activism. Being surrounded ...

Quanza Shipwreck, East London
Place
Aug 27, 2020

Quanza Shipwreck, East London

The Quanza was a four-masted steamship of 942 tons which went ashore at East London on Sunday, 26 May 1872 at 05h00. She...

Harrismith, Free State
Place
Feb 27, 2020

Harrismith, Free State

Harrismith is a small, charming country town, founded in 1849, but discovered by tourists only recently. Visitors remark...

Heritage Route of Transvaal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga
Place
Nov 20, 2023

Heritage Route of Transvaal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga

Boers and Voortrekkers originated from these areas of the TRANSVAAL

Baviaanskloof Region and Pass, Eastern Cape
Place
Mar 06, 2020

Baviaanskloof Region and Pass, Eastern Cape

There is a Gorge that lies in the Valley, stretching for over 100 kilometres, between the Baviaanskloof Mountains to the...

 Indentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj
Article
Nov 27, 2023

Indentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj

16 November 2023, marks the 163rd anniversary of the arrival in South Africa of indentured labourers from India. From th...

Bakone Malapa Northern Sotho Open-Air Museum, in Polokwane
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Bakone Malapa Northern Sotho Open-Air Museum, in Polokwane

Experience the warm hospitality and rich Culture of the Basotho people in the 'Bakone Malapa Museum'. The Bakone, a sub-...

Ebenezer, Limpopo
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Ebenezer, Limpopo

Ebenezer was established in 1831 as a station of the Rhenish Missionary Society. The 1875 census indicated that the Vill...

Article
Jun 15, 2015

Zarina Maharaj Biography by Sarah Rahimi

This article was written by Sarah Rahimi and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership proje...

University of Cape Town
Place
Jan 07, 2019

University of Cape Town

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

A History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
Place
Aug 01, 2022

A History of Ottosdal and Letsopa

Precolonial and Early History Almost four hundred years ago, Khoe-San people moved into the interior of South Africa ...

Mbaula Village, Phalaborwa
Place
Nov 20, 2023

Mbaula Village, Phalaborwa

The name is derived from the Nyanja language and means: 'the heater'. In the Village this device is used for heating and...

Mushroom Farm in Hillcrest, KZN
Place
Nov 17, 2023

Mushroom Farm in Hillcrest, KZN

The Mushroom Farm offers a delightful array of eateries, play areas, local retailers and a nursery. "The Mushroom Farm i...

Makuya Nature Reserve
Place
Aug 06, 2019

Makuya Nature Reserve

Makuya, also known as Makuya Nature Reserve, shares a fenceless border with the Kruger National Park and is about an hou...

University of Fort Hare, Alice- Eastern Cape
Place
Aug 23, 2017

University of Fort Hare, Alice- Eastern Cape

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

Suggested Gandhi Trail, Through Durban
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Suggested Gandhi Trail, Through Durban

Gandhi arrived in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) in 1893 to serve as legal counsel to a merchant Dada Abdulla! In Jun...

Ngoye University of Zululand, Richards Bay
Place
Nov 08, 2023

Ngoye University of Zululand, Richards Bay

Raymond Zondo attended there. The Teaching and Learning and Centre(TLC), led by the director of teaching and learning, c...

Wagenaer's Reservoir, Sanlam Golden Acre-Cape Town
Place
Aug 03, 2022

Wagenaer's Reservoir, Sanlam Golden Acre-Cape Town

Ruins under Golden Acre are of Wagenaer's Reservoir. These Reservoirs' Date Back to 1652. When Jan van Riebeeck arrived ...

Dal Josafat, Paarl
Place
Oct 19, 2020

Dal Josafat, Paarl

Kleinbosch has close connections with the Afrikaans language and its origins. It was the birthplace of Stephanus Jacobus...

Edenburg, near Bloemfontein
Place
Mar 02, 2021

Edenburg, near Bloemfontein

Edenburg is situated 83km South-West of Bloemfontein. This typical Transgariep Town, nestled in the golden prairies alon...

Railway Administration Building, bounded by Maitland-, Hanger, St Andrew and Harvey Streets, Bloemfontein
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Railway Administration Building, bounded by Maitland-, Hanger, St Andrew and Harvey Streets, Bloemfontein

A double-storey brick building with heavily ornamented Victorian and neo-Classical architectural features. It was design...

Hellenic Football Club, Pretoria/Cape Town
Place
Mar 03, 2023

Hellenic Football Club, Pretoria/Cape Town

In 1972 Hellenic attracted a number of German internationals who were barred from playing in clubs associated with FIFA ...

Cradle of Humankind, near Johannesburg
Place
Feb 08, 2017

Cradle of Humankind, near Johannesburg

The Cradle of Humankind was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. It is about 50 km North West of Johan...