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Clermont, a Township of Durban
Place
Apr 03, 2017

Clermont, a Township of Durban

Clermont under the Apartheid days was a black middle income Township, in Durban. It is surrounded by Westville, Klo...

Ceres Road, entrance to Wolseley
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Ceres Road, entrance to Wolseley

Ceres Road was located at the entrance to Mitchell's Pass, and adjoined the Village of Wolseley. Both were established a...

Chris Hani Municipal Region, Eastern Cape
Place
Jan 28, 2020

Chris Hani Municipal Region, Eastern Cape

The Chris Hani municipal region lies at the heart of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the second largest...

Albaster Klip, Northern Cape
Place
Sep 19, 2016

Albaster Klip, Northern Cape

Located 60 km North-West of Prieska and 26 km North-East of Marydale, site of the present Pypklip. Located in the Siyand...

Chantelle, Akasia- a Suburb of Pretoria
Place
Feb 27, 2020

Chantelle, Akasia- a Suburb of Pretoria

It is situated to the North-West of Pretoria Central and South-West of the suburb, Akasia. It falls in the jurisdiction ...

Centlivres, a Railway Siding-16 Km from Uitenhage
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Centlivres, a Railway Siding-16 Km from Uitenhage

The Railway Siding of Centlivres was probably named in honour of John Centlivres Chase, a British settler who emigrated ...

Pearston, Eastern Cape-Karoo
Place
Sep 21, 2020

Pearston, Eastern Cape-Karoo

Pearston, in common with many of the small town and villages scattered across the Great Karoo, had its origins as a pari...

CE Froelich Shop, 58 Voortrekker Road, Pearston
Place
Jul 14, 2011

CE Froelich Shop, 58 Voortrekker Road, Pearston

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 9 October 1987. 

Cathcart District, Eastern Cape
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Cathcart District, Eastern Cape

The District of Cathcart was created in January 1877, and it was raised to a fiscal divisional on 1 December 1879. Its e...

Carnarvon District, Karoo
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Carnarvon District, Karoo

The district of Carnarvon was proclaimed on 1 January 1880, incorporating within its boundaries portions of the division...

Carmel, George
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Carmel, George

In 1721 the farm Langverwacht was allocated to Jean le Roux, a Huguenot settler. After a post office was opened on the s...

Carlton Centre, Johannesburg
Place
Feb 08, 2017

Carlton Centre, Johannesburg

At 223 metres, it has been the tallest office building in Africa since 1973.

Carlisle Bridge, Eastern Cape
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Carlisle Bridge, Eastern Cape

Carlisle Bridge is a District of Farmsteads and is known as Carlislebrug. It is located in the Cacadu Municipality ...

Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula

Manuel Perestrelo visited Cape St Francis in 1575 and named it 'Bahia de Sao Francisco'. Work on the lighthouse on Seal ...

Postberg National Park in the West Coast National Park
Place
Sep 15, 2020

Postberg National Park in the West Coast National Park

Flower season along the West Coast takes place Annually between August and September. As the season changes, nature begi...

Limietberg Nature Reserve, Paarl
Place
Sep 14, 2020

Limietberg Nature Reserve, Paarl

The Limietberg Nature Reserve, near Paarl, which is part of the Boland Mountains. The Nature Reserve covers an Area of 1...

Cape Saint Francis, Lighthouse in the Eastern Cape
Place
Sep 11, 2020

Cape Saint Francis, Lighthouse in the Eastern Cape

The Cape St. Francis Lighthouse, also known as Seal Point Lighthouse, is a beautiful white Building that forms the focal...

Slangkop Lighthouse, Kommetjie- Cape Town
Place
Sep 09, 2020

Slangkop Lighthouse, Kommetjie- Cape Town

The Slangkop Point Lighthouse in Kommetjie has a long history dating back to 1914 when it was scheduled to be completed

Songimvelo Game Reserve, an Early Archaeological Site
Place
Sep 02, 2020

Songimvelo Game Reserve, an Early Archaeological Site

this Region is referred to as the “Genesis of Life”. This feature, together with the Early Stone Age artifacts dating ba...

Donkin Heritage Trail, Port Elizabeth
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Donkin Heritage Trail, Port Elizabeth

This group of double-storey semi-detached houses with prominent Victorian and Georgian features was erected shortly afte...

Avalon Cemetery, Soweto
Place
Sep 01, 2020

Avalon Cemetery, Soweto

On the Southern edge of one of the Country’s most famous townships, Soweto, lies the equally Historic Avalon Cemetery.

Grootvaderbosch Farm, Heidelberg
Place
Aug 26, 2020

Grootvaderbosch Farm, Heidelberg

The Strawberry Hill Farmhouse (now a guest house) was built in the late 1800’s by Thomas Dunbar. Thomas Dunbar was a ren...

Bethesda Road, Graaf-Reniet
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Bethesda Road, Graaf-Reniet

On 6 August 1901, during the Second Anglo Boer War, Boer forces under Commandant Hans Lotter entered Bethesda Road in Gr...

Border Cave or Sibudu Cave, Found in Cliff Between KZN and Swaziland
Place
Aug 18, 2020

Border Cave or Sibudu Cave, Found in Cliff Between KZN and Swaziland

The World's oldest known mattress has been unearthed in South Africa, in a cave in KZN! Made of plant material and dated...

Bill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg
Place
Mar 15, 2017

Bill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg

The Bill Ainslie Studios was established in 1964 by Bill Ainslie, who was also known as William Stewart Ainslie, located...

De Waal Park, Camp Street, Oranjezicht
Place
Jul 14, 2011

De Waal Park, Camp Street, Oranjezicht

David Christiaan de Waal, a close friend of Cecil John Rhodes and mayor of Cape Town in 1889 and 1890,

Molweni, Kwa Zulu Natal
Place
Aug 21, 2020

Molweni, Kwa Zulu Natal

The Population of Molweni is made up of mostly Black Africans, with Females being the predominate Gender! Molweni is a R...

Paradise Valley, Kwa Zulu Natal
Place
Aug 21, 2020

Paradise Valley, Kwa Zulu Natal

The Paradise Valley Nature Reserve, 100 hectares of coastal and remnant grassland, boasts one of the two National Monume...

Primville, Soweto- Johannesburg
Place
Aug 21, 2020

Primville, Soweto- Johannesburg

Walter Sisulu Square in the heart of Kliptown , Soweto, is South Africa’s first township entertainment explosion centre,...

Luthuli House, Johannesburg
Place
Jul 18, 2017

Luthuli House, Johannesburg

The ANC headquarters are officially located on the 7th floor