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Emalahleni Municipality, Mpumalanga
Place
Jul 04, 2024

Emalahleni Municipality, Mpumalanga

Emalahleni Municipality is a Local Municipality within the Nkangala District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga Province of...

Blaauwberg Nature Reserve, Melkbosstrand
Place
Sep 03, 2021

Blaauwberg Nature Reserve, Melkbosstrand

New Provincial Heritage site: Blaauwberg Nature Reserve.

Witbank, Mpumalanga
Place
Nov 18, 2019

Witbank, Mpumalanga

eMalahleni, formerly Witbank, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, East of Pretoria. Established in 1890 as Witbank...

Cango Caves, Oudtshoorn
Place
Jan 22, 2020

Cango Caves, Oudtshoorn

29 km from Oudtshoorn, at the head of the picturesque Cango Valley, lies the spectacular underground wonder of the Klein...

Raadsaal, 95 St George’s Street, Bloemfontein
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Raadsaal, 95 St George’s Street, Bloemfontein

The first Raadsaal is probably the most important Historical Building in the Free State, dating back to 1849, it is the ...

Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Krugersdorp/Roodepoort
Place
Mar 15, 2019

Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Krugersdorp/Roodepoort

The Area around the Witpoortjie Falls, which form the centrepiece and backdrop to the garden, has been used for recreati...

June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
Article
Mar 21, 2011

June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986

1976 According to the government-appointed Cillie Commission of Enquiry 575 people died. Police action resulted in 451...

The June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising
Article
May 21, 2013

The June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising

Introduction The June 16 1976 Uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide profoundly changed the socio-polit...

Sophiatown
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Sophiatown

Sophiatown was originally a Farm outside Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). It was bought by Hermann Tobiansky, who ...

Meadowlands or Ndofaya, in Soweto
Place
Apr 15, 2024

Meadowlands or Ndofaya, in Soweto

Meadowlands, located in Gauteng Province, South Africa, is a Suburb of Soweto. It was founded in the early 1950's during...

Elandsberg Nature Reserve, Western Cape
Place
Jan 30, 2020

Elandsberg Nature Reserve, Western Cape

Elandsberg is a mountain and is located in the Swartland District, near Riebeeck Kasteel, in the Western Cape. The estim...

'Aardoringspruit', Brandfort in the Free State Province
Place
Sep 14, 2016

'Aardoringspruit', Brandfort in the Free State Province

John Weston House in Brandfort, Where the First Aeroplane in Africa Was Built! During the Apartheid era, Winnie Mandela...

Maclear/Nqanqarhu
Place
May 16, 2018

Maclear/Nqanqarhu

The Sivewright Bridge, in Station Street. Is a National Monument With its Magnificent Sandstone Bridge With Arches.

Aakaap/Rietfontein, Northern Cape
Place
Apr 14, 2020

Aakaap/Rietfontein, Northern Cape

Rietfontein is a Town in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It functions as...

Sanddrift, Richtersveld
Place
Sep 30, 2022

Sanddrift, Richtersveld

With the attractions of Richtersveld's natural beauty and its close proximity to the mighty Orange River, Sanddrift abou...

Commemoration, remembering and memorialising June 16 Soweto uprising
Article
Jun 17, 2014

Commemoration, remembering and memorialising June 16 Soweto uprising

Since the early 1990s, June 16, now known as Youth Day, has been remembered, commemorated, and memorialised as public hi...

Bourke's Luck Potholes
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Bourke's Luck Potholes

This natural water feature marks the beginning of the Blyde River Canyon. The potholes were named after Tom Bourke,...

Leliefontein
Place
Jun 06, 2024

Leliefontein

Nama Riel Dance has its roots in the Khoisan tradition where it originated as a celebratory dance. It’s thought to be on...

United Democratic Front (UDF)
Article
Mar 31, 2011

United Democratic Front (UDF)

The United Democratic Front (UDF) was an anti-apartheid body that incorporated many anti-apartheid organisations. It was...

Koingnaas Diamond Minning Town, Northern Cape
Place
Dec 09, 2019

Koingnaas Diamond Minning Town, Northern Cape

Koingnaas is a town in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Established in 1970,...

Panorama Route, Mpumalanga
Place
Jun 03, 2024

Panorama Route, Mpumalanga

*God's Window *Lisbon Falls *Berlin Falls *the Pinnacle *Bourke`s Luck Potholes, and *Blyde River Canyon The Panor...

Pilgrims Rest, Graskop- Mpumalanga Province
Place
May 31, 2021

Pilgrims Rest, Graskop- Mpumalanga Province

is a tourist location that takes visitors back in time to the days of the gold rush in the 1870’s. Where everyone dresse...

Goedverwacht, West Coast of Cape Town
Place
Feb 01, 2021

Goedverwacht, West Coast of Cape Town

It was established in 1889 as a Moravian Mission station and has a fascinating story. The Village is situated in a ferti...

Eerste Rivier, Cape Town
Place
Aug 04, 2017

Eerste Rivier, Cape Town

Eerste River was a Railway Station of the Cape Town, Wellington and Docks Railway Co Ltd, and was probably established a...

Robberg Nature Reserve
Place
Jan 28, 2020

Robberg Nature Reserve

Robberg Nature Reserve, situated 8 km south of Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route, is not only a nature reserve, but al...

Boulders Beach, Simons Town
Place
Apr 19, 2017

Boulders Beach, Simons Town

After you have fallen in love with the penguin's head to the secluded Boulders Beach and take a swim in the comparativel...

Hogsback, Eastern Cape
Place
Jan 17, 2020

Hogsback, Eastern Cape

It is situated high up on the Amathole mountains of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, and is surrounded by cent...

Van Reenen's Pass, KwaZulu Natal
Place
Mar 18, 2020

Van Reenen's Pass, KwaZulu Natal

Named after the little town of Van Reenen, which seems to stand guard at the top of this majestic Pass which winds its w...

Hangberg, Hout Bay
Place
Oct 30, 2015

Hangberg, Hout Bay

Hangberg is an Area in Hout Bay, Cape Town. It is situated on the Mountain slopes between Hout Bay Harbour and The Senti...

Storms River Mouth Rest Camp
Place
Jan 23, 2020

Storms River Mouth Rest Camp

This, "the place of much water", is the Tsitsikamma Section of the Garden Route National Park. The heartland of the park...