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Amersfoort near Ermelo
9 March 2026
A town founded in 1890 by Dutch settlers. The Five Arches Bridge, at Waterval-onder, Mpumalanga, spans the Dwaalheuvel S...
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National Women’s Monument
6 March 2026
The National Women's Monument in Bloemfontein, South Africa, was created by architect Frans Soff and sculptor Anton van ...
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Chintsa
5 March 2026
Chintsa is a village in the Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is situated 38 km north-e...
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Ixopo, Kwa-Zulu Natal- Midlands
4 March 2026
The C J Rhodes 1870 National Heritage Site is situated on a Farm, in the Umkamaas Valley. This is where Cecil John Rhode...
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Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi or Ulundi Airport, Kwa-Zulu Natal
3 March 2026
The Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport is also often known as the Ulundi Airport, and is situated in the beautiful Sout...
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Empangeni
3 March 2026
Empangeni, a town about 160 km from Durban on the R34 just off the N2, is positioned in the hilly countryside of the Uth...
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Clarens, Eastern Free State
2 March 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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Kommetjie, Cape Town
2 March 2026
Kommetjie is a village with a unique and special blend of beach, mountains, sea, nature and surf… Beautiful to live in, ...
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Koopmans de Wet House, 35 Strand Street, Cape Town
27 February 2026
The land was granted at the turn of the 18th century by Governor Willem Adriaan van de Stel to a rich merchant, Reynier ...
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Adderley Street, Cape Town
27 February 2026
The Heerengracht was Cape Town's main street, running from the foreshore to the foot of Government Avenue. In 1850 its n...
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Lutheran Church, Martin Melck House and Sexton House, Strand Street, Cape Town.
27 February 2026
in 1779 the Company relented and decided to give Lutherans permission to erect their own church. For many years before t...
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Grassy Park, Cape Town
26 February 2026
Historically the suburb has been around a long time, emerging initially on part of the farm, 'Montagu's Gift' just north...
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Vhembe District Municipality
26 February 2026
Vhembe District Municipality with its head quarters in Thohoyandou was established in 2000 through the process of transf...
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Limpopo Province
24 February 2026
A province in south Africa with the Limpopo river being the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. Limpopo River, riv...
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Pilanesberg International Airport, North West
24 February 2026
Pilanesberg International Airport is a small Airport located in Pilanesberg, in the North West Province of South Africa....
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Castle of Good Hope, Castle Street- Cape Town
20 February 2026
When the Dutch first landed at the Cape on 6 April 1652, under the leadership of Jan van Riebeeck. They erected a Fort b...
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Bo-Kaap, Cape Town
19 February 2026
Slaves of Muslim descent and faith who had been brought to the Cape by the Dutch settlers originally inhabited this area...
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Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
17 February 2026
It started off with a small Jetty, built by Jan van Riebeeck in 1654 as part of his task to establish a Refreshment Stat...
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Township Tours of Cape Town
13 February 2026
Visit Cape Town's first and oldest township, with a Tour Guide, as your safety travelling alone, is NOT guaranteed! Sout...
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Abachoreb, Northern Cape
10 February 2026
Watering place South of the Koa River Valley, South of Steinkopf.
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KuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape
9 February 2026
East London, Afrikaans Oos-Londen, port city, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. It lies at the mouth of the Buffalo R...
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Anton Smit's Sculpture Park, Bronkhorstspruit
9 February 2026
Anton Smit’s work has been shown and lauded internationally in places as diverse as Rome and Milan, Italy (1991), the Sw...
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Granger Bay
5 February 2026
Granger Bay was named after a Captain Robert Granger, a merchant and owner of five ships. In 1647 a ship named the Haarl...
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Aliwal South, Alternative Name for Mossel Bay
5 February 2026
The alternative name in 1850, for Mossel Bay. It was the first place that European's landed, that was, Bartholomew Diaz ...
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Senteeko Dam
4 February 2026
Senteeko Dam, officially "My Own Dam" near Barberton, South Africa, is facing an imminent risk of failure due to s...
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Rondevlei Nature Reserve
28 January 2026
far greater body of water just north of Baden Powell Drive on the False Bay coastline, between Muizenberg and Strandfont...
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False Bay
28 January 2026
If you leave the "Mother City" of South Africa and follow the M3 towards Muizenberg, you will have a great view of the C...
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Gauteng Province
27 January 2026
Whilst Gauteng's History lies embedded in the discovery of gold, today Gauteng not only has one of the best infrastructu...
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Soccer City (FNB Stadium) -Johannesburg
27 January 2026
The unique design of FNB Stadium is highly regarded internationally, and is often fondly referred to as the “Calabash” o...
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Langeberg Mountain Range, Western Cape
27 January 2026
The Langeberg Mountain Range is in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and is approximately 170 km long! The Marlo...
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Kalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
26 January 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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Wagenaer's Reservoir, Sanlam Golden Acre-Cape Town
26 January 2026
Ruins under Golden Acre are of Wagenaer's Reservoir. These Reservoirs' Date Back to 1652. When Jan van Riebeeck arrived ...
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Orlando Stadium
22 January 2026
More than just a football arena, Orlando Stadium is a symbol of resistance, resilience, and remembrance in South Africa’...
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Auwal Masjid, Cape Town
21 January 2026
The Auwal Masjid is the first and oldest Mosque built in South Africa.
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kwaMakhutha Township
21 January 2026
KwaMakhutha is a township in KwaZulu-Natal, inland from Amanzimtoti, located south of Durban. Known for its strong cultu...
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Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg
20 January 2026
The Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital is the 3rd largest hospital in the world, occupying around 173 acres (0.70 km2), wit...
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Hermannsburg School and Mission Museum, (Greytown)
19 January 2026
240 missionaries made the journey into Africa, and all of them would come to Hermannsburg first. Here they would learn i...
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Govan Mbeki Municipality
19 January 2026
Govan Mbeki Local Municipality is situated in the Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga province.
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Nkandla, KZN
15 January 2026
Nkandla is a Town in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is the seat of the Nkandla Local Municipa...
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Sebokeng Township, Johannesburg
14 January 2026
Sebokeng is a middle-class Township in Southern Gauteng. Very near the Industrial Cities of Vanderbijlpark and Vereenigi...
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