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Hankey
Place
Oct 29, 2021

Hankey

Hankey is the oldest and probably best known because of its claim to the largest sundial in Africa that stands 18 metres...

Railway Station, Muizenberg
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Railway Station, Muizenberg

National Monument

Jeffrey's Bay
Place
Jan 24, 2018

Jeffrey's Bay

The Town is named after Captain Jeffreys who sailed his cargo ship on the East Coast of South Africa on trading expediti...

Steytlerville Municipality, Karoo
Place
Dec 06, 2023

Steytlerville Municipality, Karoo

Situated in the western parts of the Eastern Cape, Steytlerville is the home of peace and tranquility. Here one can rest...

Piketberg
Place
Nov 13, 2015

Piketberg

The small, farming Town of Piketberg lies; at the foot of the Piketberg Mountain Range, surrounded by fields of wheat th...

Maidens Cove
Place
Oct 21, 2022

Maidens Cove

Maidens Cove has two tidal pools hidden between enormous granite boulders overlooked by a picnic site and Lions Head. Th...

Philip Kgosana Drive, Devil's Peak Estate- Cape Town
Place
Nov 10, 2020

Philip Kgosana Drive, Devil's Peak Estate- Cape Town

The Road was originally named after Nicolaas de Waal, the first administrator of the Cape Province. He initiated the Roa...

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth
Place
Mar 19, 2019

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth

The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, formerly the King George VI Art Gallery. It was opened on 22 June 1956 and r...

Feathermarket Hall, Port Elizabeth
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Feathermarket Hall, Port Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth's Feather Market Centre is located on the corner of Baakens Street and Military Road, Central and, as its...

Zandspruit, Johannesburg
Place
Aug 19, 2021

Zandspruit, Johannesburg

Twenty-five years ago, the informal settlement was once a piece of land with a few houses scattered around. Today over 3...

South African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
Article
Mar 21, 2011

South African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996

Explore some of the key moments and events that have helped shape the course of South African Communist Party. Follow th...

Paarl Boys Hoerskool (High School)
Place
Oct 21, 2019

Paarl Boys Hoerskool (High School)

Established In 1868 The School Is One Of The Oldest In South Africa And Steeped In Tradition.

Circle of Kramat's, Cape Town
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Circle of Kramat's, Cape Town

The circle of Kramats in Cape Town is a shrine to Muslim holy men buried in Cape Town. Legend goes that it is this circl...

Sasolburg
Place
Apr 25, 2024

Sasolburg

Established in 1954, the Town was built by Sasol Ltd. The former South African Coal, Oil, and Gas Corporation Ltd. used ...

Boskop Village, Nature Reserve and Dam- near Potchefstroom
Place
Feb 10, 2021

Boskop Village, Nature Reserve and Dam- near Potchefstroom

A human fossil remnant consisting of a portion of a skull dome was unearthed in 1913, by laborers on a Farm near the Vil...

Magaliesberg Region, North West Province
Place
Mar 18, 2020

Magaliesberg Region, North West Province

Go on a journey through the ecology and geology of one of the oldest Mountain ranges in the world – estimated to be 2,50...

Delareyville, North West
Place
Nov 13, 2019

Delareyville, North West

This historical town in the vast North West Province has a rich history that is deeply rooted in South African culture.

Kamieskroon
Place
Jan 30, 2020

Kamieskroon

Kamieskroon, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Situated just south of Springbok, Kamieskroon is set among t...

Yusuf Dadoo Timeline
Article
Sep 22, 2014

Yusuf Dadoo Timeline

The Yusuf Dadoo timeline includes the history of one the leading members of the South African communist movement. Starti...

1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
Article
Jan 25, 2016

1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline

1859 After protracted negotiations between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, ...

Christiana, North West
Place
Jun 28, 2021

Christiana, North West

Christiana is a town situated in the Bophirima region of the North West Province in South Africa. It is part of new newl...

Orkney, North West Province
Place
Mar 19, 2019

Orkney, North West Province

Orkney is a small Town in the North West Province just outside Klerksdorp. It was established around, and known primaril...

Coligny, North West Province
Place
Nov 13, 2019

Coligny, North West Province

The town lies 193 km due west of Johannesburg on the road to Lichtenburg, which is 29 km away. Originally named 'Treurfo...

Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg

The Apartheid Museum opened in 2001 and is acknowledged as the pre-eminent museum in the world dealing with 20th Century...

Gold Reef City
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Gold Reef City

Gold Reef City is a re-creation of turn-of-the-century Johannesburg, which was flooded by prospectors after the discover...

Vaalkop National Park, North West
Place
Dec 02, 2019

Vaalkop National Park, North West

Vaalkop is known as "an Angelers Dream", it is situated 54 km north of Brits, near Beestekraal and north-east of Rustenb...

Boekenhoutfontein, District of Rustenburg
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Boekenhoutfontein, District of Rustenburg

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 2 April 1971.

Alabama, Klerksdorp
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Alabama, Klerksdorp

Township 6 km West of Klerksdorp in the North West. It is said to take its name indirectly from the State in South-East ...

Pilanesberg International Airport, North West
Place
Jul 16, 2020

Pilanesberg International Airport, North West

Pilanesberg International Airport is a small Airport located in Pilanesberg, in the North West Province of South Africa....

Ugie, Eastern Cape
Place
Feb 15, 2024

Ugie, Eastern Cape

It developed from a Mission Station at Gatberg, established in 1863 by William Murray. This area comes under the Eastern...