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Cape Province- 'Province of Good Hope'
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Cape Province- 'Province of Good Hope'

The Cape Provinces official name was: 'The Province of the Cape of Good Hope', but is often just called: 'The Cape.'  ...

Verlorenvlei
Place
Feb 17, 2020

Verlorenvlei

Verlorenvlei is a long estuary stretching between the village of Elands Bay and Redelinghuys, some 25 kilometres south o...

Mandela House
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Mandela House

The Mandela House Museum in Soweto is housed in what was once the home of  Nelson Mandela, the World's most famous ...

Elands Bay, Western Cape Province
Place
Feb 05, 2020

Elands Bay, Western Cape Province

Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Bobbejaan Mountain lies this hotspot for surfers around the world.

Labia Theatre, Cape Town
Place
Sep 25, 2022

Labia Theatre, Cape Town

The Labia is run by Ann and Ludi Kraus, Michael Berkel and Rose Nhlapo. Labia Theatre, the oldest independent art-repert...

Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Place
Apr 27, 2023

Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit

The Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit is situated in Midrand in the Province of Gauteng. It is ideally positioned between the 2...

University of Pretoria Museums
Place
Mar 03, 2025

University of Pretoria Museums

The University of Pretoria Museums manages, conserves, curates, and interprets adiversity of museum collections and...

Pretoria Art Museum
Place
May 29, 2017

Pretoria Art Museum

The Pretoria City Council started a permanent collection of paintings from artists such as the German Baroque painter Jo...

Vaal River and Dam, Gauteng, Free State, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga
Place
Jul 29, 2020

Vaal River and Dam, Gauteng, Free State, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga

Vaal Dam covers over 300 km, which is also the Country's largest Dam by Area. It is one of Gauteng's major sources of dr...

Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
Place
Apr 19, 2017

Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town

It started off with a small Jetty, built by Jan van Riebeeck in 1654 as part of his task to establish a Refreshment Stat...

Robben Island Museum
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Robben Island Museum

Robben Island Museum (RIM) is a public entity responsible for managing, maintaining, presenting, developing and marketin...

Faure Marine Drive and Clarens Drive, Gordon's bay
Place
Feb 24, 2025

Faure Marine Drive and Clarens Drive, Gordon's bay

Faure Marine Drive, which eventually becomes Clarence Drive, is a stretch of scenic coastal road leading to Gordon’s Bay...

Nhlangakazi, the Holy Mountain of the Shembe
Place
Jan 06, 2023

Nhlangakazi, the Holy Mountain of the Shembe

KwaZulu-Natal. Church members start the journey to the top of the holy Mountain Nhlangakazi. 100,000 pilgrims make a thr...

Rooi-Els, Western Cape
Place
Dec 10, 2019

Rooi-Els, Western Cape

Rooi Els perches like a child's puzzle piece on the edge of Route 44, the first little seaside village after leaving Gor...

Hottentots Holland Mountains Nature Reserve
Place
Jan 24, 2020

Hottentots Holland Mountains Nature Reserve

This nature reserve lies in the majestic Hottentots Holland Mountains, about 90 km south-east of Cape Town. The 70 000-h...

Gordons Bay, Cape Province
Place
Mar 13, 2020

Gordons Bay, Cape Province

Gordons Bay is a picturesque coastal village, nestled at the foot of the Hottentots Holland Mountains and the False Bay ...

Constantia
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Constantia

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

Chapman's Peak Drive, Hout Bay to Fish Hoek
Place
Apr 18, 2017

Chapman's Peak Drive, Hout Bay to Fish Hoek

Chapman’s Peak is named after John Chapman, the Captain’s mate of an English ship, the 'Consent'. The Peak which can be ...

Grahamstown
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Grahamstown

TODAY GRAHAMSTOWN HAS BEEN RENAMED MAKHANDA

Sedgefield
Place
Jan 28, 2020

Sedgefield

Lying between George and Knysna on the Garden Route and 490 km from Cape Town, Sedgefield is a beautiful seaside village...

Montagu, Route 62
Place
Mar 05, 2020

Montagu, Route 62

Driving from Cape Town, the stunningly craggy Cogmanskloof and its tapestry of Cape Fold Mountains lead to the charming ...

Castle of Good Hope, Castle Street, Cape Town
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Castle of Good Hope, Castle Street, Cape Town

When the Dutch first landed at the Cape on 6 April 1652, under the leadership of Jan van Riebeeck. They erected a Fort b...

Beaufort West, Cape Town
Place
Oct 06, 2016

Beaufort West, Cape Town

A Town 573 km from Cape Town, established in 1818 on the Farm; 'Hooyvlakte'. Named by Lord Charles Somerset, Governor of...

Agtersrivier and Kou Bokkeveld Pass , Western Cape
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Agtersrivier and Kou Bokkeveld Pass , Western Cape

River rising in the Koue Bokkeveld Mountains, (meaning Cold Buck Shrub Land Mountain Range) and flowing North West to jo...

Kalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Kalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town

The Village of Kalk Bay was probably established in the 17th Century as a small community of lime burner's who mined the...

Lichtenburg, North West
Place
Jun 21, 2021

Lichtenburg, North West

The main economic activity is the production of maize (corn) and meat. Lichtenburg lies in the heart of the maize triang...

Vryburg, Bophirima Region
Place
Jan 30, 2019

Vryburg, Bophirima Region

Vryburg lies on the N14, due West of the Towns of Klerksdorp and Orkney - as in 'Orkney Snork Nie' (Orkney doesn't snore...

Dwarskerbos Beach and Pools, West Coast
Place
Nov 17, 2023

Dwarskerbos Beach and Pools, West Coast

The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama first set foot on South African soil on 7 November 1497 near here, when he explor...

Langebaan, West Coast
Place
Jan 06, 2020

Langebaan, West Coast

Known as the Jewel of the West Coast, Langebaan enjoys almost year-round sunshine and boasts azure waters and unsurpasse...

Green Point
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Green Point

The area about Green Point was initially used by the Dutch as a cattle grazing station. After the British annexed the Ca...