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Muizenberg and Marina da Gama
10 July 2026
The Village of Muizenberg was established by the Dutch in 1743 as a Military Post, and was located in False Bay, on the ...
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Pretoria, now known as Tshwane
9 July 2026
Pretoria, South Africa's administrative capital, was founded in 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius and named for his father, An...
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Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
9 July 2026
Durban is South Africa’s third-largest City and one of the fastest-growing urban Areas in the World. Construction work o...
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Knysna, Garden Route- Western Province
9 July 2026
The name Knysna has appeared in various spellings since about the 1770's. It was ‘Nysna’ in one of the earliest letters ...
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Tulbagh, Western Cape
8 July 2026
The valley is perhaps best known for its production of some of the country’s finest wines. Estate wines such as Twee Jon...
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Dullstroom, Mpumalanga in the Emalaheni Municipality District
8 July 2026
The cooler conditions make perfect Hiking conditions or whether you just enjoy strolls along the riverbanks or stretchin...
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Paternoster, West Coast
8 July 2026
Just five minutes away ffrom Paternoster is the Cape Columbine Nature Reserve. The Reserve has the last manned lighthous...
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Prince Albert
8 July 2026
Founded in 1762, Prince Albert's History is deeply rooted in South African Heritage. The Town was originally known as: '...
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Greyton, Western Province
8 July 2026
The village of Greyton was established in 1852, although the first plots of land were only sold in 1854.
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Franschhoek, Western Cape
8 July 2026
Franschhoek (French Corner, in Afrikaans) is a lovely Town located in the picturesque Valley at the foot of the Mountai...
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Clarens, Eastern Free State
8 July 2026
Clarens, a small town situated in the Eastern Free State is today a tourist attraction and capital of everything from ad...
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Redelinghuys, Cape West Coast
7 July 2026
Lying but two hours' drive from Cape Town, Redelinghuys is known as the potato Capital of the Sandveld. It lies on the R...
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Old Morley
7 July 2026
In 1828 the Wesleyan Missionary Society established a station at Amadola. A year later it was attacked and burnt down by...
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Boulders Beach, Simons Town
3 July 2026
After you have fallen in love with the penguin's head to the secluded Boulders Beach and take a swim in the comparativel...
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Kalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
3 July 2026
The Village of Kalk Bay was probably established in the 17th Century as a small community of lime burner's who mined the...
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Northern Cape
3 July 2026
The Northern Cape is the largest Province in South Africa, but has the least number of inhabitants. Before 1993 it was p...
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Black Sash
3 July 2026
The Women's Defence of the Constitution LeagueIn 1955 a small group of white middle-class women who were predominantly E...
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Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC)
30 June 2026
The TIC (Transvaal Indian congress) was first called the TBIA (Transvaal British Indian Association) which was founded i...
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Africa: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
30 June 2026
1884 Otto von Bismarck chairs the Berlin Conference to stem the scramble for Africa. Only Morocco, Ethiopia, and Liber...
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North West
30 June 2026
Taung is the site of the discovery of the Taung skull, one of the world’s most important archaeological discoveries.&nbs...
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South African Indian Congress (SAIC)
30 June 2026
The period 1860-1923 is characterised firstly by the introduction of indentured Indian labourers into Natal and of the "...
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KwaZulu-Natal Literary Trails (under Heritage Routes)
30 June 2026
Kwa-Zulu Natal has a diverse literary heritage, from the legacy of prominent Indian writers and political figures in Gre...
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Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
30 June 2026
Historical Context to Chief Luthuli Chronology While Chief Luthuli himself preferred another spelling and signed his ...
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Mpumalanga
30 June 2026
Mpumalanga means ‘Place of the Rising Sun’ and is the name given to the new province in Eastern Transvaal in 1993. It in...
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A list of South African Shipwrecks
30 June 2026
Antipolis (1977) The Antipolis, a Greek oil tanker, ran aground on the rocks near Victoria Road in Oudekraal in the ...
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Sharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
30 June 2026
At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Durban on 16 December 1959, the President Genera...
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Freedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
30 June 2026
1948 26 May, DF Malan's National Party government follows up its election victory with the introduction of new ap...
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South African Communist Party (SACP)
30 June 2026
On 30 July 2011, the South African Communist Party (SACP) celebrated its 90th anniversary. Initially known as the Commun...
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Ciskei
30 June 2026
The Ciskei Bantustan in the Eastern Cape was created as an enclave for the South Africa's Xhosa-speaking people as part ...
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Zorgvliet Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
29 June 2026
Nestled in the scenic Banhoek Valley, Zorgvliet features an outdoor pool with views of the Simonsberg Mountain, wine tas...
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