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Saint Helena Bay

Saint Helena Bay

27 September 2023

St Helena Bay – stretching from Dwarskersbos in the north, past Shelley Point peninsula to Cape St Martin in the west – ...

Rawsonville, Winelands of the Western Cape

Rawsonville, Winelands of the Western Cape

22 September 2023

Rawsonville is situated merely an hour's drive from Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. These are ...

Mangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history

Mangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history

15 September 2023

Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi played a prominent role in South African politics for almost half a century. He wa...

Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions

Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions

15 September 2023

Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, who has died, was a history maker. He was born on 27 August 1928 into a tumultuous glo...

Mitchell Park Zoo, Durban

Mitchell Park Zoo, Durban

15 September 2023

Mitchell Park Zoo is situated in the Morningside suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. It is one of eThekwini’s best-kept sec...

Amanzimtoti, South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal

Amanzimtoti, South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal

13 September 2023

Town and Holiday Destination on the South Coast, 29 km from Durban. It was founded in 1928, proclaimed a Township in 193...

Sacramento Cannon, Cape Recife

Sacramento Cannon, Cape Recife

8 September 2023

This bronze artifice, cast by the Bocarro family, also known as the Miracle Cannon, was salvaged in May 1977 from the Sh...

History of Women in Prisons during Apartheid

History of Women in Prisons during Apartheid

This article was written by Justin Lawler and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership proj...

Rocher Pan Nature Reserve

Rocher Pan Nature Reserve

Rocherpan is a coastal nature reserve teeming with birds and colourful wildflowers. The reserve, which lies 25 km north ...

Sastri College, 1 Winterton Walk, Durban

Sastri College, 1 Winterton Walk, Durban

This was the first Indian High School and Teachers Training College, built in South Africa, was opened in October 1929. ...

Elliot, Thembuland

Elliot, Thembuland

The Village of Slang Rivier was founded early in 1885, and in April 1894 its name was changed to Elliot, after Sir Henry...

Schoenstatt Retreat and Conference Centre, Cape Town

Schoenstatt Retreat and Conference Centre, Cape Town

Father Joseph Kentenich was born in 1885, near Cologne in Germany. On October 18, 1914, he dared to take the first step ...

Seal Point Lighthouse, Cape St. Francis

Seal Point Lighthouse, Cape St. Francis

Commissioned on 11 May 1950 The Cape Seal lighthouse lies within the Robberg Nature and Marine Reserve on the seaward ti...

Algoa Bay, East Coast of Cape of Good Hope

Algoa Bay, East Coast of Cape of Good Hope

Old name for Algoa Bay was Angra da Roca named in 1488, by Bartolomeu Dias when he was the first European to land there....

Umhlanga, Durban

Umhlanga, Durban

uMhlanga derives its name from the Zulu language and means "place of reeds", referring to the beds of reeds growing alon...

Huguenot Memorial Museum, Franschhoek

Huguenot Memorial Museum, Franschhoek

The story of the Huguenot Memorial Museum is quite fascinating, and lends the building and its contents a certain charm ...

Redelinghuys, Cape West Coast

Redelinghuys, Cape West Coast

Lying but two hours' drive from Cape Town, Redelinghuys is known as the potato Capital of the Sandveld. It lies on the R...

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

the institution has humble beginnings in the amulgamation of Cape Technikon and Peninsula Technikon, which dates back to...

King Williams Town, Amatola

King Williams Town, Amatola

Considered one of the most interesting towns to visit in the region, along with Grahamstown, King Williams Town began it...

m'Bashe Lighthouse

m'Bashe Lighthouse

Contrary to the practice which obtains in the United Kingdom and some other countries, no light dues are levied on shipp...

Olifants River Valley Region, Western Cape

Olifants River Valley Region, Western Cape

The Olifant's River meanders through the Valley bringing life to the surrounding Area. Without the water this beautiful ...

The Early Cape Slave Trade

The Early Cape Slave Trade

The year 1658 marks the beginning of the slave trade at the Cape colony. During the first four years of the Dutch East ...

The Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999

The Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999

In 1991, Nelson Mandela was elected the president of the African National Congress (ANC), and his friend and colleague, ...

Nelson Mandela Bridge, Johannesburg

Nelson Mandela Bridge, Johannesburg

The Nelson Mandela Bridge is a relatively new addition to the Johannesburg skyline, but has already gained iconic status...

Fairview Wine and Cheese Estate, near Paarl

Fairview Wine and Cheese Estate, near Paarl

Nelson Mandela Charles Beck wine estate

Shangana Cultural Village

Shangana Cultural Village

The Shagana Village is home to the Shangana people who speak isiTsonga, one of the official 11 languages in South Africa...

Sani Pass, KwaZulu Natal

Sani Pass, KwaZulu Natal

The Sani Pass covers the Maloti-Drakensberg Park, a World Heritage Site which is renowned for its spectacular natural la...

Old Biscuit Mill, Woodstock- Cape Town

Old Biscuit Mill, Woodstock- Cape Town

The Old Biscuit Mill is a vibrant hub of art, design, and food, right in the heart of Woodstock. It’s the capital of coo...

Port Natal Maritime Museum

Port Natal Maritime Museum

This museum is a tribute to Durban's seafaring history, and a reminder that Durban is still the busiest port in Africa. ...

uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park

uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park

UNESCO declared the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park in KwaZulu Natal a World Heritage Site in 2000.