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Hawaan Forest, Umhlanga
Place
May 18, 2020

Hawaan Forest, Umhlanga

Across the M 4 the Forest rests on a 2 000 year-old sand dune. Sounds old enough but Hawaan, by contrast, stands sturdy ...

Alverstone, a Railway Station near Drummond
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Alverstone, a Railway Station near Drummond

A Railway Station between Drummond and Botha's Hill. Takes its name from a flat-topped Hill nearby, which in turn takes ...

Aluin Krantz West, a Farm Near Alexandria
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Aluin Krantz West, a Farm Near Alexandria

Located in the Sundays River Valley, in the District of Cacadu District Municipality, Eastern Cape. Aluin Krantz...

Aloes Railway Station, Port Elizabeth
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Aloes Railway Station, Port Elizabeth

Railway Station between Swartkops and Coega, 16 km North of Port Elizabeth on route to Alicedale. Takes its name from th...

Allemanskraal or Aldam, Free State Province
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Allemanskraal or Aldam, Free State Province

Village in the Willem Pretorius Game Reserve near the Sand River, 30 km from Winburg. The name is derived from the Allem...

'Allemansfontein' a Farm in the Eastern Cape
Place
Sep 20, 2016

'Allemansfontein' a Farm in the Eastern Cape

Former name of the Farm- Almondsfontein, given by Colonel Robert Jacon Gordon, who was the Commander of the Garrison at ...

All Saints Anglican Church, Durbanville
Place
Jul 14, 2011

All Saints Anglican Church, Durbanville

The All Saints complex, which includes the original church and the old parsonage, as well as a church hall and a garden ...

Alkmaar, a Town Near Nelspruit
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Alkmaar, a Town Near Nelspruit

A small Community on the Crocodile River, some 18 km from Nelspruit. Named after a city in the Netherlands which is 32 k...

Aliwal Shoal, a Rocky Reef Off; Kwa-Zulu Natal Coast Coast
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Aliwal Shoal, a Rocky Reef Off; Kwa-Zulu Natal Coast Coast

The Aliwal Shoal is a rocky Reef which is the remains of an ancient sand dune, approximately 5 kilometres off the Coast ...

Aliwal North, Eastern Cape
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Aliwal North, Eastern Cape

Town on the banks of the Orange River, some 195 km from Bloemfontein, on the road to to East London.

Alicedale a Village in Albany District
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Alicedale a Village in Albany District

 A Village in the Albany District, some 42 km West of Grahamstown. Named after Alice Slessor, wife of the engineer ...

Alice, a Town near East London
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Alice, a Town near East London

Town in the Victoria East District, on the Tyume River, some 120 km North-West of East London. It was named in 1847...

Algoa Park, Suburb of Port Elizabeth
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Algoa Park, Suburb of Port Elizabeth

Suburb of Port Elizabeth about 6 km North of City Hall. Established in 1956. It takes its name from Algoa Bay, the Bay w...

Motswedi Alexandra Art Centre, Wynberg Sandton
Place
Mar 15, 2017

Motswedi Alexandra Art Centre, Wynberg Sandton

Bill Ainslie’s School extended beyond the Art Foundation. The Alexandra Arts Centre was established in 1986 in Alexandra...

Albion a Railway Siding in Kwa-Zulu Natal
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Albion a Railway Siding in Kwa-Zulu Natal

Railway Siding, which is a short track parrallel to and joining the main track. 17 km South-West of Carolina on the Rout...

Albertynhof, Kimberley
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Albertynhof, Kimberley

Suburb of Kimberley to the South of the Big Hole and North-West of New Park. It was established when the Newton Township...

Albertville, Johannesburg
Place
Nov 17, 2016

Albertville, Johannesburg

Suburb of Johannesburg adjoinng Albertskroon, to the South-East of it. It was laid out in 1896 on the Farm 'Waterval' an...

Albertskroon, Suburb of Johannesburg
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Albertskroon, Suburb of Johannesburg

Suburb of Johannesburg adjoining Greymont and Montgomery Park. Established about 1896 on the Farm Waterval, it was named...

Alberton, Germiston
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Alberton, Germiston

Town 6 km West of Germiston and 11 km South of Johannesburg. It was laid out on the Farm, Elandsfontein in 1904. Named a...

Albert Jackson School, Port Elizabeth
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Albert Jackson School, Port Elizabeth

Declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 4 January 1963. Greenwood Primary School had its origin i...

Albert Falls, near Pietermaritzburg
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Albert Falls, near Pietermaritzburg

Waterfall in the Umgeni River, 22 km North-East of Pietermaritzburg. Probably named after the consort of Queen Victoria,...

Albasini Dam, Limpopo
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Albasini Dam, Limpopo

Dam at the foot of the Soutpansberg, named after Joao Albasini who lived from 1813 to 1885. He was the first European se...

Waterloo Bay, East London
Place
Apr 30, 2020

Waterloo Bay, East London

A Bay is an Area of water surrounded or otherwise demarcated by Land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surroun...

Akkoordskop, a Hill in the Western Cape
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Akkoordskop, a Hill in the Western Cape

The ‘Mauritius’ was one of the sea vessels, sent from the Netherlands, to find a trade Route to India in 1592. It was ca...

Akkedisberg Mountain Pass
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Akkedisberg Mountain Pass

Mountain of which the highest point is 846 m, situated 22 km east of Stanford and 30 km South-East of Caledon. The name ...

Akasiapark, Residential Area for Civil Servants
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Akasiapark, Residential Area for Civil Servants

Residential area for civil servants, members of parliament and railway officials, laid out on part of Wingfield, a forme...

Airlie, a Railway Station near Waterval Onder
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Airlie, a Railway Station near Waterval Onder

Railway station between Sycamore and Hemlock, on the route from Pretoria to Maputo, some 16km east of Waterval Onder.

Ahrens, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Ahrens, Kwa-Zulu Natal

Railway Siding 16 km west of Greytown, on the route to Kranskop. It was named in honour of Wilhelm Ahrens, Principal fro...

Cape Agulhas, Western Cape
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Cape Agulhas, Western Cape

Cape Agulhas is some 32 km South of Bredarsdorp. The name is Portuguese for 'needle' and is said to have been given beca...

Mariammen Temple, Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Mariammen Temple, Pretoria

Established in 1905, the temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Pretoria. The temple gets its name from Mariammen, the god...