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Eshowe, Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal
1 June 2026
Eshowe actually means Ekowe, the place of Mushrooms. Esikhowe seNkosi uCetshwayo! gqokli-hill-battlefield-This is the si...
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Cape Winelands Airport, Fisantekraal
1 June 2026
Nestled beautifully in the Western Cape winelands, Cape Winelands Airport (formerly Fisantekraal Airfield) is an ex-Sout...
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Claremont, a Suburb of Cape Town
27 May 2026
Claremont, a Suburb in Cape Town, is situated North of Kenilworth, East of Bishopscourt and South of Newlands in the Wes...
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Hout Bay, Atlantic Seaboard- Western Cape
18 May 2026
Houtbaai (Wood Bay) was named by the Dutch settlers while they explored the bay behind Table Mountain.
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Kathu
7 May 2026
Kathu’s economy and population have grown substantially, primarily due to activity at the Sishen mine operated by Anglo ...
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Kamastone and Bulhoek
16 April 2026
The Cape government established the settlement of Kamastone in the Queenstown area, in 1854. In 1874 the government rece...
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Retreat, Cape Town
7 April 2026
It is about 15 kms West-North-West of the Provincial Capital City of Cape Town.
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Woodstock
19 February 2026
The village of Papendorp lay some 2km east of Cape Town, on the main road to Stellenbosch, and was named after Pieter va...
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Dimbaza, Eastern Cape
15 December 2025
The name, Dimbaza, an African Town in the former Ciskei, about 11km North-West of King William’s Town (on the road to Al...
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Allemansfontein, a Farm in the Eastern Cape
10 December 2025
Allemansfontein is a farm in Blue Crane Route Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape
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Libya
25 August 2025
Libya, a mostly desert and oil-rich country with an ancient history.
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Helderberg, Somerset West
11 August 2025
The district takes its name from the mountain of the same name, which is Afrikaans for "clear mountain", referring to th...
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Sutherland, Northern Cape
18 June 2025
Sutherland. Your first stop will most likely be SALT. The Southern African Large Telescope is the largest single-optical...
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Ladysmith
17 June 2025
Ladysmith is one of the most important industrial and commercial centres of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal....
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Ezakheni Township of Ladysmith
25 April 2025
Ezakheni is an African township that was built in the old KwaZulu homeland about 25km from the town of Ladysmith. The ar...
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Griqualand West
31 December 2024
The Khoikhoi was a nation of widely scattered migrant pastoralist clans, whose economy was not conducive to the creation...
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Pofadder, Northern Cape
13 December 2024
Pofadder is a small town situated in the Northern Cape of South Africa. While pofadder means, as you would expect, puff ...
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Niger
12 December 2024
3 August 1960, Niger gains independence from France
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Princess Vlei Conservation Area
3 October 2024
Before the arrival of European settlers, it was a watering ground for early Khoi herders. The first encounter between th...
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Republic of Griqualand West or the Digger's Republic
24 September 2024
Griqualand West is proclaimed a separate Crown Colony .The discovery of diamonds in South Africa in 1866 resulted in a f...
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Crossroads Township
5 September 2024
Crossroads Township is situated in Cape Town in the Wynberg district, some 12 km east of Athlone in the Western Cape Pro...
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Thulamela Local Municipality
4 September 2024
"Thulamela" is a Karanga or Shona word that means "hill with no vegetation" or "the place of giving birth". The origina...
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Entabeni Safari Conservancy, Waterberg
12 July 2024
Entabeni Safari Conservancy, rightfully dubbed “The Place of the Mountain”, is situated in the World Heritage Waterberg ...
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Sophiatown
21 June 2024
Sophiatown was originally a Farm outside Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). It was bought by Hermann Tobiansky, who ...
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Leliefontein
6 June 2024
Nama Riel Dance has its roots in the Khoisan tradition where it originated as a celebratory dance. It’s thought to be on...
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Hangberg, Hout Bay
30 May 2024
Hangberg is an Area in Hout Bay, Cape Town. It is situated on the Mountain slopes between Hout Bay Harbour and The Senti...
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Sutelong a township in the West of Mortele, Pretoria
6 March 2024
The Moretele Local Municipality is situated within the Bojanala Platinum District in the North West Province. The munici...
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Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, Eastern Cape
21 October 2022
The Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated in the Chris Hani District in the Eastern C...
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Sibongile Township
13 September 2022
The coal mining town of Dundee is situated in a Valley of the Biggarsberg Mountains.
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Red Location Museum
3 June 2022
Displays of Apartheid History and Art. Many prominent Political and Cultural leaders were either born or lived in Red L...
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Hanover Park, Cape Town
22 April 2022
The Village of Hanover Park was incorporated on August 14, 1958, into Cape Town. It had a population of 305.
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Land Claims Court of South Africa, Randburg
15 April 2022
The Land Claims Court (LCC) was established in 1996 and its primary focus is dealing with these land restitution and lan...
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Dutywa, Eastern Cape
4 March 2022
The town was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and local people. I...
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Durban International Airport
12 January 2022
Previously known as Louis Botha Airport (named after the South African statesman), Durban International Airport, was the...
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Ngema Tribal Trust, Mpumalanga
29 October 2021
Ngema Tribal Trust falls under the, Mkhondo Local Municipality Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga , South ...
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18 Gangster Museum, Khayelitsha
21 October 2021
This is the first Living gangster Museum on the African Continent and is, therefore, a very important part of the local ...
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Amathole Mountain Region, Eastern Cape
21 October 2021
The Amatola Region is one of the most beautiful and diverse in the Eastern Cape. The Amathole's stretch into the hinterl...
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Dessenhoek, Durban
15 October 2021
Dessenhoek forms a Community of Durban, towards the Pinetown Area.
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Chatsworth, Suburb of Durban
18 November 2020
Chatsworth is a historically Indian township located in Durban some 14km south-west of the City centre, in the Umhlatuza...
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Molweni, Kwa Zulu Natal
21 August 2020
The Population of Molweni is made up of mostly Black Africans, with Females being the predominate Gender! Molweni is a R...
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