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Lutheran Church, New Germany
Place
May 10, 2018

Lutheran Church, New Germany

  The New Germany Lutheran Church is the oldest congregation in the ELCSA(NT). Located in the greater Durban area, this ...

Luneburg, Kwazulu Natal
Place
Aug 06, 2019

Luneburg, Kwazulu Natal

  Lüneburg is located between the towns of Piet Retief and Vryheid on the border of the KwaZulu Natal Province and the M...

Luckhoff High School
Place
Aug 06, 2019

Luckhoff High School

With being established in 1935, the school is a very important part of the Stellenbosch Community. It has produced great...

Buntingville, Eastern Cape
Place
Aug 06, 2019

Buntingville, Eastern Cape

The South African mission stations of Buntingville and Old Bunting, founded in the Eastern Cape in the nineteenth centur...

The Company Gardens, Cape Town.
Place
Aug 06, 2019

The Company Gardens, Cape Town.

When the Dutch first settled in the Cape in 1652, Governor van Riebeeck's brief included the construction of a fort and ...

Zorgvliet Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
Place
Aug 06, 2019

Zorgvliet Wine Estate, Stellenbosch

Seven kilometers outside Stellenbosch in the heart of the wine lands you will find a place of serenity and ultimate beau...

Dutch and British Coastal Fortifications at the Cape of Good Hope (1665 to 1829)
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Dutch and British Coastal Fortifications at the Cape of Good Hope (1665 to 1829)

The Cape Peninsula is surrounded by oceans on three sides and has three natural harbours: Table Bay and Hout Bay on the ...

Khomani Cultural Landscape
Place
Jul 04, 2018

Khomani Cultural Landscape

The area in the Southern Kalahari, bordered in the East by Botswana and the West by Namibia, is where you will find a sm...

Noupoort
Place
Aug 16, 2018

Noupoort

Noupoort is a town in the Eastern Karoo region of South Africa. With the start of the Railways in Noupoort nearly all th...

Naauwpoort
Place
Aug 16, 2018

Naauwpoort

This place is situated in Ditsobotla, North West. The name is Dutch for 'narrow pass' or 'narrow gap'. In 2011 it had a ...

Old Post Office, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
Place
Sep 12, 2018

Old Post Office, Rissik Street, Johannesburg

Johannesburg has many historic landmarks and the Rissik Street Post Office is one of them. Built in 1897, it’s among the...

Old General Post Office, Grand Central, Cape Town
Place
Sep 12, 2018

Old General Post Office, Grand Central, Cape Town

Overlooking the Western side of the Parade is the lofty General Post Office building. It was completed in 1940 on the si...

Prince Alfred's Guard Museum, Port Elizabeth
Place
Oct 31, 2018

Prince Alfred's Guard Museum, Port Elizabeth

The Prince Alfred's Guard Museum, located in Central Port Elizabeth's Prospect Road, was formed through the amalgamation...

Claremont Main Road Mosque
Place
Nov 05, 2018

Claremont Main Road Mosque

Introduction The Islamic community of South Africa has grown significantly since the arrival of the first Muslims to th...

Dwarsvlei, near Pretoria
Place
Jan 07, 2019

Dwarsvlei, near Pretoria

The Farm Dwarsvlei is situated 15 kilometres North of Krugersdorp, on the road to Hekpoort, past Sterkfontein of Archaeo...

Our Lady of Montserrat Catholic Church, Betty's Bay
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Jan 14, 2019

Our Lady of Montserrat Catholic Church, Betty's Bay

Our Lady Of Montserrat in Betty's Bay, Western Cape is a Christian Congregation serving the Betty's Bay Community and en...

Bertrams, Johannesburg
Place
Jan 18, 2019

Bertrams, Johannesburg

  Bertrams is named after Robertson Fuller Bertram, a property Developer who bought the area in 1889; the Suburb i...

Mamelodi
Place
Jan 25, 2019

Mamelodi

"Mamelodi" was the name given to President Paul Kruger by the Africans because of his ability to whistle and imitate bir...

Welgelegen Ilanga Colliery, Mpumalanga
Place
Feb 07, 2019

Welgelegen Ilanga Colliery, Mpumalanga

iLanga Coal Mines (Pty) Ltd. owns and operates Coal Mines in the Ermelo and Witbank Coalfields. The company was founded ...

Woolsack House, Rondebosch
Place
Feb 15, 2019

Woolsack House, Rondebosch

Woolsack Drive is next to Rosebank and is located in City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Woolsack Drive has a...

Xanadu, Hartebeespoort
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Feb 20, 2019

Xanadu, Hartebeespoort

The beautiful Xanadu Nature Estate, in Hartbeespoort, is set on 240 Hectares and overlooks the majestic Magaliesberg Mou...

Xumabokwe Hill, Queenstown
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Feb 20, 2019

Xumabokwe Hill, Queenstown

The Hill is 1 535 Metres high and is found 26 Kilometres from Lady Frere. The name is said to mean 'jump for joy hill', ...

Prince Edward Islands
Place
Nov 22, 2017

Prince Edward Islands

The sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Island Group consists of; Marion Island (19km long 12 km wide) and Prince Edward Island ...

Seal Island
Place
Nov 22, 2017

Seal Island

Hout Bay has now become well known as the port of departure for scenic day trips to Seal island or Duiker Island, home t...

Haaiiklip Island
Place
Nov 22, 2017

Haaiiklip Island

Haaiklip is a rock and is located in Western Cape, South Africa. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 8 me...

Haakdoring
Place
Nov 22, 2017

Haakdoring

Railway siding and settlement 17km from Naboomspruit. Afrikaans for 'hook-thorn' The mame refers to the thorn bush found...

Franskraal and the Strandveld Museum
Place
Nov 24, 2017

Franskraal and the Strandveld Museum

Situated right outside the shark cage diving centre of South Africa (Gansbaai), Franskraal is a quaint seaside village w...

Hawston
Place
Nov 29, 2017

Hawston

Close to Hermanus, the town of Hawston with its long, white unspoilt beach lies cosily between the sea and the mountain....

Hatfield Street 139, Gardens
Place
Nov 30, 2017

Hatfield Street 139, Gardens

Declared a Provinsial Heritage Site, like so many of the lovely old houses on Hatfield Street, in Cape Town!

Hout Bay East and West Forts
Place
Jan 04, 2018

Hout Bay East and West Forts

Found on opposite sides of the Bay entrance, on the mountain. Origanally built to protect the Bay entrance! The site wa...