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Durbanville
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Durbanville

The site currently known as Durbanville was originally called: Pampoen Kraal. On 2 September 1836 it was renamed D'Urban...

Pacaltsdorp
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Pacaltsdorp

(prior to 1910)The settlement of Hooge Kraal was established in 1813 as a station of the London Missionary Society (LMS)...

Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape
Place
Feb 15, 2024

Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape

Joe gqabi District Municipality was previously known as: 'Ukhahlamba District Municipality'. Is a Category C Municipalit...

Statue Of Cecil John Rhodes, in the Company's Gardens
Place
Mar 13, 2019

Statue Of Cecil John Rhodes, in the Company's Gardens

The Statue of Cecil Rhodes was erected at Company’s Garden in Cape Town in 1908. It features a full body replica of Rhod...

Malmesbury, Western Cape
Place
Mar 04, 2020

Malmesbury, Western Cape

You can browse around and see what the town and surrounds have to offer. Here you can find Accommodation, local Restaura...

Skukuza Airport, Mpumalanga
Place
Jul 17, 2020

Skukuza Airport, Mpumalanga

Prior to the commencement of scheduled flights to Skukuza Airport on 2 June 2014, the Airport Runway was repaired and re...

Balule Private Game Reserve, Kruger National Park
Place
Apr 16, 2019

Balule Private Game Reserve, Kruger National Park

In the language of the Shangaan people, the name 'Balule' is the Tsonga word for Buffalo. You can see this member of the...

Thulamela, an Archaeological Site
Place
Oct 10, 2024

Thulamela, an Archaeological Site

At sites such as Thulamela, in the north of the Kruger National Park, evidence of this bustling trade still exists in th...

Lady Grey, Eastern Cape
Place
Feb 21, 2024

Lady Grey, Eastern Cape

The first Church, completed in 1860, was built on a Hillock in the middle of Lady Grey. It is interesting to note that a...

Port Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
Article
Apr 01, 2011

Port Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986

1799 2 March, British government lands troops in Algoa Bay. Construction begins on the building of Fort Frederick. 1...

Mqhekezweni - Mandela's Ancestral Home, OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape
Place
Aug 02, 2024

Mqhekezweni - Mandela's Ancestral Home, OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape

Declared a National Heritage Site by the South African Government, Mqhekezweni is a very significant early great place o...

Burgersdorp, E.C.
Place
Apr 19, 2024

Burgersdorp, E.C.

In 1905 the Seminary was moved to Potchefstroom, where it later became: 'the Potchefstroom University for Christian High...

Flagstaff
Place
Oct 22, 2024

Flagstaff

Flagstaff is now a Town in the OR Tambo District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa located some ...

Jagersfontein
Place
Oct 09, 2024

Jagersfontein

JAGERSFONTEIN is home to one of the oldest and largest, diamond Mine holes' in the World. This Town is located South-Wes...

Albany, Eastern Cape
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Albany, Eastern Cape

Some Inqua had sought shelter in the South around the Suurveld- seasonal sour Grassland North of later Port Elizabeth. T...

Harbour Board Building, Port Elizabeth
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Harbour Board Building, Port Elizabeth

Known popularly as the 'White Building'. The old Harbour Board Building was used for 70 years for harbor administration ...

Rabula
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Rabula

The Village of Rabula was named after the Xhosa "ukurabula"-'a term given to a child when it becomes irritable'. Rabu...

Robertson, Route 62
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Robertson, Route 62

The settlement was named after Dr William Robertson, the first DRC Minister in Clanwilliam, and up to 1857 it affairs we...

Du Toit's Kloof Pass and the Huguenot Tunnel, Route 62
Place
Jan 05, 2018

Du Toit's Kloof Pass and the Huguenot Tunnel, Route 62

The Pass was constructed between 1984 and 1988 at the then staggering cost of: R125 000 000. Leading up to the Huguenot ...

Breede River Valley, Route 62
Place
Mar 31, 2020

Breede River Valley, Route 62

There really is no adjective apt enough to describe the beauty of the Breede River Valley. This incredibly picturesque f...

Caledon, Cape Overberg
Place
Apr 08, 2019

Caledon, Cape Overberg

Caledon is situated on the N2 national road in the Overberg region in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located...

Breerivier/Breede River, Robertson- Western Cape
Place
May 21, 2021

Breerivier/Breede River, Robertson- Western Cape

Historic Bainskloof Pass will be enough to keep you more than entertained. The Bain's Kloof Pass (R301) provided a more ...

Princess Vlei Conservation Area
Place
Oct 20, 2021

Princess Vlei Conservation Area

Before the arrival of European settlers, it was a watering ground for early Khoi herders. The first encounter between th...

Groot Constantia, Constantia Valley
Place
Oct 02, 2024

Groot Constantia, Constantia Valley

The Groot Constantia estate was formerly part of the farm Constantia, which was granted to Simon van der Stel in 1685. T...

Cape Town Civic Centre, CBD of Cape Town
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Cape Town Civic Centre, CBD of Cape Town

Cape Town Civic Centre is very near the Waterfront and new Hotels and businesses.

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, Joining South Africa with Zimbabwe and Botswana
Place
Jul 04, 2018

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, Joining South Africa with Zimbabwe and Botswana

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape is an open, expansive Savannah Landscape at the confluence of the Limpopo and Shashe River...

Llandudno
Place
Sep 30, 2024

Llandudno

Llandudno is a residential suburb of Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. There are no shops or comm...

Little Lions Head, Mt. Above Llandudno
Place
Mar 20, 2018

Little Lions Head, Mt. Above Llandudno

Little Lions head is nestled in between Llandudno, Sandy Bay and Hout Bay and is basically a smaller version of Lions He...

Camp’s Bay, Cape Town
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Camp’s Bay, Cape Town

Camp's Bay is located some 9 km from Cape Town, on the slopes of the Twelve Apostles. safe beach.

Griqualand East
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Griqualand East

The territory of Griqualand East is located South of the Colony of Natal, between the Drakensberg and Pondoland. Despite...