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Bellville, a Suburb of Cape Town
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Bellville, a Suburb of Cape Town

 It lies east of Cape Town City, within the Cape Peninsula urban Area.  This Area was originally use...

Atlantis
Place
Feb 20, 2023

Atlantis

Atlantis was created in the early 1970's as a “model industrial node”, within the framework of Apartheid spatial Develop...

Clarens, Eastern Free State
Place
Mar 06, 2020

Clarens, Eastern Free State

Clarens, a small town situated in the Eastern Free State is today a tourist attraction and capital of everything from ad...

King Edward VII High School, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg
Place
Jul 14, 2011

King Edward VII High School, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg

The school was established towards the end of 1902 as the Johannesburg High School for Boys, and for a few years was als...

Bethlehem, Free State
Place
Mar 16, 2020

Bethlehem, Free State

Bethlehem is located on the N5 road to the Free State provincial capital Bloemfontein via Senekal and Winburg to the N1....

Cape Town International Airport
Place
Jul 08, 2020

Cape Town International Airport

Cape Town International Airport opened in 1954, replacing Wingfield Aerodrome, originally named D.F. Malan after the the...

Simon's Town, Cape Peninsula
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Simon's Town, Cape Peninsula

One of South Africa’s oldest Towns and Naval base is Simon’s Town.  Home to the historic Simon's Town Museum.&nb...

George, Garden Route- Western Province
Place
Mar 16, 2011

George, Garden Route- Western Province

Principal town of the magisterial district and division of George, on the Garden Route

Port Elizabeth City Hall
Place
Oct 29, 2018

Port Elizabeth City Hall

The Port Elizabeth City Hall, which is located in Market Square, was built between 1858 and 1862. The attractive clock t...

Cape Town's Art Museum of Illusions-Kloof Street, Cape Town
Place
Jun 02, 2025

Cape Town's Art Museum of Illusions-Kloof Street, Cape Town

At the Museum of Illusions Cape Town, visitors are encouraged to touch, play, explore, and take photos. Whether you’re d...

Aan de Doorns, Western Cape
Place
Sep 14, 2016

Aan de Doorns, Western Cape

The name is Dutch for 'at the thorns'. A Settlement situated just 8 km from Worcester on the R 43 to Villliersdorp. Aan ...

Wooden Bridge over Lagoon, Milnerton, Cape Town
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Wooden Bridge over Lagoon, Milnerton, Cape Town

The Bridge was Built in 1901 using Jarrah Wood by the Royal Engineers to provide an Entrance to a Cannon Trench. Since i...

Milnerton
Place
Jul 14, 2011

Milnerton

The Cape Town suburb of Milnerton was established in 1902 on the site of the old farm, Janbiesjeskraal, and was named in...

Bisho, Capital of the Eastern Cape
Place
May 20, 2024

Bisho, Capital of the Eastern Cape

A Memorial Erected by the National Museum of Cultural History, for the Victims of the Bisho Massacre. It was unveiled by...

Piet Retief now officially known as eMkhondo
Place
Mar 17, 2025

Piet Retief now officially known as eMkhondo

Piet Retief was one of the leaders of the Boers during the Great Trek in the 1830's. The Boers were mostly descendants o...

Nelspruit
Place
Mar 29, 2011

Nelspruit

A quaint little town, near the Kruger National Park. Known now as Mbombela, which has a World Cup Stadium. This stadium ...

Transvaal Province
Place
Apr 09, 2025

Transvaal Province

The Transvaal is a historical region and former Province of South Africa, located North of the Vaal River, that existed ...

Franschhoek, Western Cape
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Franschhoek, Western Cape

Franschhoek (French Corner, in Afrikaans) is a lovely Town located in the picturesque Valley at the foot of the Mountai...

Augrabies Fall National Park, Northern Cape
Place
Mar 18, 2021

Augrabies Fall National Park, Northern Cape

During the Middle Stone Age man had created more formal work tools and began to utilise fire. The Late Stone Age, which ...

Robben Island, Cape Town
Place
Nov 22, 2017

Robben Island, Cape Town

There is a Kramat (holy shrine) on the island dedicated to the Prince of Madura – Pangeran Chakra Deningrat – who died o...

uMnambithi was called Ladysmith
Place
Mar 16, 2011

uMnambithi was called Ladysmith

Ladysmith is located on the banks of KwaZulu-Natal's Klip River. Proclaimed in 1850, it was named after the Spanish wife...

Alexandra, Township in Johannesburg
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Alexandra, Township in Johannesburg

A Township 13 kilometeres from North-East Johannesburg. The development of Alexandra Township dates back to 1912. Someti...

Ezakheni Township of Ladysmith
Place
Aug 06, 2019

Ezakheni Township of Ladysmith

Ezakheni is an African township that was built in the old KwaZulu homeland about 25km from the town of Ladysmith. The ar...

Bloemfontein, Capital City of the Free State Province
Place
Mar 30, 2011

Bloemfontein, Capital City of the Free State Province

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, to English parents.

Roodepoort, Johannesburg
Place
Mar 25, 2019

Roodepoort, Johannesburg

Roodepoort is actually a city of its own, although it has now merged with the suburbs of Johannesburg to such a degree, ...

Blombos Cave and Private Nature Reserve, Stillbaai - Cape Town
Place
Aug 03, 2020

Blombos Cave and Private Nature Reserve, Stillbaai - Cape Town

Blombos Cave is a World-famous Archaeological Site, overlooking the sea and located in a private nature Reserve which is...

Eldarado Park, a Township of Johannesburg/Soweto
Place
Sep 02, 2020

Eldarado Park, a Township of Johannesburg/Soweto

District located in the Province of Gauteng, near Johannesburg. Since 1973 there has been extensive expansion of the Are...

Lenasia, Soweto
Place
Sep 02, 2020

Lenasia, Soweto

Hundreds of people braved the cold weather to attend the Eidgah. The Eidgah was hosted next to the Mohammadiyya Qadriyya...

Hindu Tamil Institute Building, Durban
Place
May 13, 2020

Hindu Tamil Institute Building, Durban

The institute was formed in 1938 by a group of Chatsworth banana and vegetable farmers to run classes in Tamil, Telugu, ...

Cato Manor, Durban
Place
Mar 16, 2011

Cato Manor, Durban

Cato Manor was established in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) and is situated 5km west of the Durban city centre.