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The South African Police Service Museum
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May 29, 2020

The South African Police Service Museum

The Muizenberg Police Museum, also known as South African Police Services (SAPS) Museum, is situated on the Main Road in...

Mapungubwe Collection at the University of Pretoria
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May 29, 2020

Mapungubwe Collection at the University of Pretoria

After the Mapungubwe gold was declared a national heritage collection in October 1997, the University of Pretoria (UP) b...

Iziko South African Maritime Centre
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May 29, 2020

Iziko South African Maritime Centre

The Iziko South African (SA) Maritime Centre opened in 1990. It is based at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront (V&A ...

Braamfontein, a Suburb of Johannesburg
Place
Mar 04, 2019

Braamfontein, a Suburb of Johannesburg

Bordering the City Centre and joined to Newtown by the Nelson Mandela Bridge – Joburg’s landmark equivalent of Cape Town...

Anglierbosch, Western Cape
Place
Sep 23, 2016

Anglierbosch, Western Cape

Locality some 15 km, South-East from Prince Albert. Takes its name from the Wild Carnation-Anglier in Afrikaans and the ...

Andries Pretorius Monument , Graaf Reniet
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Sep 22, 2016

Andries Pretorius Monument , Graaf Reniet

a Monument 2,5 km North of Graaf-Reinet. It was erected in honour of the Voortrekker leader General Andries Wilhelmus Ja...

Andalusia, Cape and Transvaal Border
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Sep 22, 2016

Andalusia, Cape and Transvaal Border

the border between the Cape and Transvaal provinces, ran through the Town, making it the only Town in South Africa that ...

Anagob, a Mountain Peak in Northern Cape
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Sep 22, 2016

Anagob, a Mountain Peak in Northern Cape

Hill 926 m high, situated 18 km North-East of Riemvasmaak and 60 km North-West of Keimoes. The name is of Khoikhoi origi...

Amsterdam, Mkhondo Local Municipality
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Sep 22, 2016

Amsterdam, Mkhondo Local Municipality

Town some 77 km East of Ermelo. It formed part of the Scottish Settlement established by Alexander McCorkindale. It was ...

Amamakop, a Hill in the Northern Cape
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Sep 21, 2016

Amamakop, a Hill in the Northern Cape

Hillock about 43 km from Aggeney's! The name is derived from the Khoikhoi 'embrace', because the surrounding Dunes encir...

Seweweeks Poort, Swartberg
Place
May 19, 2020

Seweweeks Poort, Swartberg

The Seweweeks Poort is probably the most beautiful 18 km stretch of gravel road anywhere in South Africa. With easy grad...

'Amstel River', Now Known as Liesbeek River
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Sep 22, 2016

'Amstel River', Now Known as Liesbeek River

Name applied from 1657 to the Liesbeek River, in Cape Town. Named after a small River in the Netherlands. The first 'fre...

'Amphlett', a Hill Which Forms Part of the Drakensberg
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Sep 22, 2016

'Amphlett', a Hill Which Forms Part of the Drakensberg

Hill on the Ridge, leading to 'Cathkin Peak', in the Drakensburg, some 50 km West of Escourt. Named after GT Amphlett wh...

Amphitheatre, Drakensburg Mountain Range
Place
Sep 22, 2016

Amphitheatre, Drakensburg Mountain Range

Large natural semi-circular hollow in the Drakensburg Mountain Range, North of the Lesetho border, in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Ta...

Amikoob, a Plain in the Willomore Area; (Vogelstruisleegte)
Place
Sep 22, 2016

Amikoob, a Plain in the Willomore Area; (Vogelstruisleegte)

Khoikhoi name of Vogelstruisleegte, a plain some 21 km North of Willowmore. The people who roam the Karoo, are the ...

Ameva River, Eastern Cape
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Sep 21, 2016

Ameva River, Eastern Cape

Xhosa name for the Doorn River, now known as; Indwe!  It means 'thorns' referring to the Acacia trees that gro...

Amersfoort near Ermelo
Place
Sep 21, 2016

Amersfoort near Ermelo

Town 56 km South of Ermelo and 72 km South-East of Bethal, on the banks of the Schulpspruit River. It was founded in 187...

Ambrosiushoek, Gaansbaai Western Province
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Sep 21, 2016

Ambrosiushoek, Gaansbaai Western Province

Name employed in the 18th Century for the Coastal Area on the peninsula between Danger Point and Gansbaai. Dutch for 'Am...

Ambleside, a Railway Siding in Mpumalanga
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Sep 21, 2016

Ambleside, a Railway Siding in Mpumalanga

Railway Siding 11 km North-East of Carolina on the route Machadodorp to Breyton. It was named in 1868 by Archibald Sincl...

Amatsukeni, Waterhole in the Sandy Bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River
Place
Sep 21, 2016

Amatsukeni, Waterhole in the Sandy Bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River

Waterhole in the sandy bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River, in the Kruger National Park! The name is Tsonga for 'at the anthi...

Vergelegen Wine Estate Library
Place
May 21, 2020

Vergelegen Wine Estate Library

The library at Vergelegen Wine Estate situated in Somerset West, Western Cape used to be a winery that was built during ...

Amanzamnyama, a small size Town in Kwa-Zulu Natal
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Sep 21, 2016

Amanzamnyama, a small size Town in Kwa-Zulu Natal

An old Mission Station that takes its name from the nearby stream. The name means 'black water', from Zulu. 

Amanxala, a Farmstead in Mpumalanga
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Sep 21, 2016

Amanxala, a Farmstead in Mpumalanga

Locality about 6 km North of Sibayeni and 24 km South of Komatipoort. The name is Swanzi for the 'grey rhebuck'. Am...

Aluimkloof, Calitzdorp- Western Cape
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Jan 11, 2017

Aluimkloof, Calitzdorp- Western Cape

Amandelboom, Town in Northern Cape
Place
Sep 21, 2016

Amandelboom, Town in Northern Cape

Original name being 'Willston', Afrikaans name for 'Almond tree'. These trees were found near the Rhenish Mission Statio...

Amandel, a Railway Siding in the Eastern Cape
Place
Sep 21, 2016

Amandel, a Railway Siding in the Eastern Cape

Railway siding, 8 km west of Lady Grey, on the route between Aliwal North and Barkley East. The name is Afrikaans for 'a...

Amandasig- Akasia, Suburb in Gauteng
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Feb 27, 2020

Amandasig- Akasia, Suburb in Gauteng

Amandasig is a suburb of the mainplace Akasia in Gauteng, South Africa. It is situated to the north west of the Pretoria...

AmaLinde, West of King Williams Town
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Sep 20, 2016

AmaLinde, West of King Williams Town

Xhosa name for the Debe Hollows of Kommetjie Flats, 19 km West of King William's Town. This was the scene, of the Battle...

AMabele, Eastern Cape Railway Station
Place
Sep 20, 2016

AMabele, Eastern Cape Railway Station

Railway Station 14km South-East of Stuterheim on route to Kei Road. The name is of Xhosa origin and refers to the A...

Amabedlana, a Mountain in Kwa Zulu Natal
Place
Sep 20, 2016

Amabedlana, a Mountain in Kwa Zulu Natal

A Mountain 20 km North-West of Kranskop and 45 km South-East of Pomeroy. Also encounted as Mabedlana, the Zulu name for ...