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Grydo Pass
Place
Nov 14, 2017

Grydo Pass

Gydo Pass is situated in the Western Cape, province of South Africa on the Regional road R303 between Ceres and Citrusda...

Xuxuwa, Eastern Cape
Place
Nov 15, 2017

Xuxuwa, Eastern Cape

Xuxuwa the Railroad Siding, Eastern Cape, is 9 km West of Fort Beaufort and 7 km East-Northeast of Brakfontein. It takes...

Zonderwater
Place
Nov 23, 2016

Zonderwater

Situated in the Highveld of Gauteng, just outside Cullinan near Pretoria. The Zonderwater museum and the Italian Militar...

Botshabelo
Place
Feb 02, 2017

Botshabelo

Missionaries Alexander Merensky and Heinrich Grützner started work in the north eastern part of the South African Republ...

Hillbrow Tower
Place
Feb 08, 2017

Hillbrow Tower

  The Hillbrow Tower (JG Strijdom tower) is a tall tower located in the suburb of Hillbrow in Johannesburg, South ...

Apryntjiesberg / Prentjiesberg
Place
Feb 17, 2017

Apryntjiesberg / Prentjiesberg

Also known as Prentjiesberg in Afrikaans this literally means 'small pictures mountian', derived from the San pa...

Goodman Gallery
Place
Mar 07, 2017

Goodman Gallery

On 25 November 1966 Linda Givon (then Goodman) opened the Goodman Gallery in Hyde Park, Johannesburg. The Goodman Galler...

Gallery 101
Place
Mar 07, 2017

Gallery 101

In 1961, the Swiss Fernand Francis Haenggi (b. 1934, Dijon, France) and his mother Mrs F.M.L. Haenggi founded Gallery 10...

Katlehong
Place
Mar 14, 2017

Katlehong

Katlehong is a township located 35km East of Johannesburg and South of Germiston between two other townships — Thokoza a...

Stevenson Gallery, Woodstock-Cape Town
Place
Mar 15, 2017

Stevenson Gallery, Woodstock-Cape Town

The gallery, Stevenson, was founded in 2003 after two of its founding directors Michael Stevenson and Andrew da Conceica...

Jubilee Art Centre
Place
Mar 15, 2017

Jubilee Art Centre

The Jubilee Art Centre in central Johannesburg joined these alternative art education centres in the 1970s but was force...

Church Square, Dickson street, Woodstock
Place
Mar 23, 2017

Church Square, Dickson street, Woodstock

Church square in Woodstock has given rise to Apartment blocks, for much needed accomodation of Doctors and Nurses, aswel...

St. Francis Church, Simonstown
Place
Mar 23, 2017

St. Francis Church, Simonstown

In the Year 2014, St Francis of Assisi Parish Church Celebrated its Bicentenary. The History of the first Anglican Chur...

Curries Fountain Sports Development Centre
Place
May 16, 2017

Curries Fountain Sports Development Centre

“Curries” a name associated to the vibrant stadium in the struggle days, particularly in the 1960’s an...

Onverwacht
Place
Jun 06, 2013

Onverwacht

Onverwacht was established as an enclave of the Qwaqwa Bantustan on the border of the Thaba Nchu section of Bophuthatswa...

Gugulethu Township
Place
Nov 08, 2013

Gugulethu Township

Gugulethu is a township 15 km away from Cape Town. The name is a contraction of igugu lethu, which is Xhosa for 'Our Pri...

Steadville, Ladysmith
Place
Feb 27, 2015

Steadville, Ladysmith

Steadville is an African township situated in Ladysmith/Emnambithi, KwaZulu-Natal. The name Steadville comes from the St...

Clone of Kitty the Steam locomotive, Rosherville Work Farm, Johannesburg
Place
Apr 01, 2016

Clone of Kitty the Steam locomotive, Rosherville Work Farm, Johannesburg

This engine was manufactured in England in 1879 by the firm of Kitson and Co, of Leeds, and was exported to South Africa...

Pretoria High School for Girls, Park Street
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Pretoria High School for Girls, Park Street

  Pretoria High School for Girls was started by Lord Milner in 1902 as part of his efforts to anglicise the Transv...

Boys High School, Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Boys High School, Pretoria

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 26 May 1978. National Cultural History and Open Air Mus...

Burgers Park, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Burgers Park, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 9 March 1979. Renowned these days, for its tranquility ...

Die Kraal, Brummeria, Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Die Kraal, Brummeria, Pretoria

  Jacob Hendrik Pierneef is one of South Africa’s most well known artists. He was born in Pretoria in 1886 a...

Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, New Muckleneuk, Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, New Muckleneuk, Pretoria

This unique sanctuary is the residence of more than 170 different species and provides a protective roosting place and b...

Koedoespoort Aerodrome, Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Koedoespoort Aerodrome, Pretoria

This site is now part of the experimental farm of the University of Pretoria. On 17 March 1920 it was the first landing ...

Rooihuiskraal Battlefield, Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Rooihuiskraal Battlefield, Pretoria

This property forms part of the Rooihuiskraal Battlefield. where the Battle of Rooihuiskraal took place, on 12 February ...

Lions Bridge, Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Lions Bridge, Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria

The bridge was designed by the Department of Public Works of the ZAR, under the guidance of Sytze Wierda. It was built b...

Barton Keep, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Barton Keep, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria

This imposing Victorian dwelling was erected in 1888 by EF Bourke, who later became the first mayor of Pretoria. It is o...

Thaba Tshwane or Voortrekkerhoogte
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Thaba Tshwane or Voortrekkerhoogte

Thaba Tshwane or Voortrekkerhoogte, is a military base (or military area), in Pretoria, South Africa. Founded around 190...

Anton van Wouw House, Museum- Pretoria
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Anton van Wouw House, Museum- Pretoria

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 June 1989.This house dating from 1938 was built for ...

General Smuts House Museum, Doornkloof
Place
Jul 14, 2011

General Smuts House Museum, Doornkloof

Home to General Jan Smuts for over 40 years, Doornkloof in Irene, Southeast of Pretoria, is a unique museum that reveals...